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REPORT: MARCH 14 TO BOYCOTT PARLIAMENTARY SESSION FOR ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, ANOTHER ON GAZA
Naharnet
November 20, 2012 Tuesday
Lebanon
The March 14 opposition decided on Tuesday to boycott the parliamentary
session that Speaker Nabih Berri called for on November 27 to hear a
speech by Armenian President Serzh Sargysyan. "We will not attend the
two legislative session that Berri called for to welcome the Armenian
president and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people" against
the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, high-ranking sources in
the opposition said in comments published in An Nahar newspaper.
The sources said that the March 14 alliance is preparing for "a series
of activities to express support to Gaza." They also said that a
delegation from the opposition will hold talks with Sargysyan to stress
the friendship and ties of cooperation between Lebanon and Armenia. On
Monday, Berri lashed out at the opposition after it accused him of
seeking to push it into the "trap" of attending parliamentary sessions
despite vows by the coalition to boycott legislative activity. The
alliance boycotted all parliamentary activity following the October
19 assassination of the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau
chief, Wissam al-Hasan, in a car bomb explosion in Beirut's Ashrafiyeh
district after it blamed the government of covering up the killing. The
March 14 coalition said that the invitation to the November 27 session
and plans for another session to show solidarity with the Palestinian
people against the Israeli aggression on Gaza are seen as attempts by
Berri to "corner" the opposition and end its boycott of the parliament.
Naharnet
November 20, 2012 Tuesday
Lebanon
The March 14 opposition decided on Tuesday to boycott the parliamentary
session that Speaker Nabih Berri called for on November 27 to hear a
speech by Armenian President Serzh Sargysyan. "We will not attend the
two legislative session that Berri called for to welcome the Armenian
president and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people" against
the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, high-ranking sources in
the opposition said in comments published in An Nahar newspaper.
The sources said that the March 14 alliance is preparing for "a series
of activities to express support to Gaza." They also said that a
delegation from the opposition will hold talks with Sargysyan to stress
the friendship and ties of cooperation between Lebanon and Armenia. On
Monday, Berri lashed out at the opposition after it accused him of
seeking to push it into the "trap" of attending parliamentary sessions
despite vows by the coalition to boycott legislative activity. The
alliance boycotted all parliamentary activity following the October
19 assassination of the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau
chief, Wissam al-Hasan, in a car bomb explosion in Beirut's Ashrafiyeh
district after it blamed the government of covering up the killing. The
March 14 coalition said that the invitation to the November 27 session
and plans for another session to show solidarity with the Palestinian
people against the Israeli aggression on Gaza are seen as attempts by
Berri to "corner" the opposition and end its boycott of the parliament.