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Nov 23 2012
Berri dismisses call for parliament to receive Armenian president
November 23, 2012
Lebanon's parliamentary speaker on Friday dismissed his call for a
plenary legislative session to receive Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan during the latter's upcoming trip to Lebanon.
`Due to the [absence] of several ministers and MPs who are currently
in the Vatican to participate in the ordination of Maronite Patriarch
Bechara Boutros al-Rai as a cardinal, Berri dismissed the call for a
plenary session to receive the president of Armenia,' a statement
released by Nabih Berri's office read.
However, Berri invited all the MPs and ministers for a luncheon in
honor of Sargysyan on the same day the session was supposed to be
held.
Parliamentary work in Lebanon has been disrupted since the opposition
March 14 coalition announced that it would cut all ties with the
current government, including meetings held by parliamentary
committees to discuss proposals transferred by the cabinet.
The boycott decision followed the assassination of Lebanon's Internal
Security Forces intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan on October 19 in
Beirut's Ashrafieh.
-NOW Lebanon
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=459797
Nov 23 2012
Berri dismisses call for parliament to receive Armenian president
November 23, 2012
Lebanon's parliamentary speaker on Friday dismissed his call for a
plenary legislative session to receive Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan during the latter's upcoming trip to Lebanon.
`Due to the [absence] of several ministers and MPs who are currently
in the Vatican to participate in the ordination of Maronite Patriarch
Bechara Boutros al-Rai as a cardinal, Berri dismissed the call for a
plenary session to receive the president of Armenia,' a statement
released by Nabih Berri's office read.
However, Berri invited all the MPs and ministers for a luncheon in
honor of Sargysyan on the same day the session was supposed to be
held.
Parliamentary work in Lebanon has been disrupted since the opposition
March 14 coalition announced that it would cut all ties with the
current government, including meetings held by parliamentary
committees to discuss proposals transferred by the cabinet.
The boycott decision followed the assassination of Lebanon's Internal
Security Forces intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan on October 19 in
Beirut's Ashrafieh.
-NOW Lebanon
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=459797