French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged Lebanese leaders to seal reconciliation through dialogue and commitment to an agreement that has pulled the country back from the brink of civil war.
Sarkozy is the first Western leader to visit Beirut since the election of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman last month. Lebanon's political crisis was defused by a Qatari-mediated agreement in Doha after the worst bout of internal fighting since the 1975-1990 civil war. Suleiman was elected in line with the deal but leaders have so far struggled to form a national unity government. Prime Minister Francois Fillon, senior ministers and leaders of all the Carla Bruni gushes over blind date with 'six brains' Sarkozy ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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