The United States said Friday it supports the Arab League-brokered talks in Qatar that is aimed at ending Lebanon's political crisis.
"We are pleased that there is now a process, that the fighting in the streets have stopped," said a U.S. State Department official who requested not to be named.
"What we are doing is making it clear first of all that we do support this process," the official said, adding that the United States will be "helpful but not interfering" in the process.
The U.S. move came after Lebanon's rival leaders opened talks in Doha on Friday, seeking to end a long-running feud to avoid a new civil war as deadly clashes between pro and anti-government supporters have left at least 72 people dead and about 200 others injured.
Lebanon is facing the most complicated political crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. Lebanese political rival groups were unable to achieve a breakthrough to elect a new president for the country since Nov. 24 last year when ex-president Emile Lahoud ended his term.
Source:Xinhua
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