Deal to end Lebanon crisis

2008-05-15 18:01

Beirut - Arab mediators announced on Thursday a deal to defuse the latest crisis that pushed Lebanon to the brink of civil war, with rival parties agreeing to relaunch dialogue.

Under a six-point plan, the rival parties agreed to go to Qatar on Friday to relaunch a national dialogue to try to elect a president and form a national unity government.

They also agreed to refrain from using weapons to further their political agenda, to refrain from using hateful language that could incite violence and to return to the situation before deadly sectarian clashes erupted last week.

- AFP