Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has announced that the long waited national dialogue will start onSept. 16, local As-Safier daily reported Wednesday.
"I invite those who signed the Doha accord to come and meet here in Baabda Palace (the presidential palace) on Sept. 16, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT)," Suleiman told political and religious leaders who gather at the palace for an Iftar meal Tuesday night.
Lebanese political leaders will begin national dialogue next Tuesday in a bid to resolve their political differences, he added.
The president noted that Lebanon is facing three dangers: Israeli threats, international terrorism and the treat of resettling Palestinians in Lebanon.
Lebanese rival leaders signed the Doha accord in May, ending 18months of political deadlock in the country and leading to the election of President Suleiman and the formation of a national unity government.
The accord calls for a national dialogue sponsored by the new president, which is expected to focus mainly on "national defense strategy", in which the relationship between Hezbollah militia and the Lebanese army in defending the country is to be defined.
Source:Xinhua
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