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Aoun, Hariri meet to resolve election issues
Prime Minister Saad Hariri met late on with Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun where the two men reportedly discussed a “package deal” to resolve outstanding issues.
Local media said Hariri, accompanied by his adviser Nader Hariri, met Aoun at the latter’s residence in the Beirut suburb of Rabieh. The meeting was attended by Energy and Water Resources Minister Jebran Bassil.
Hariri had earlier Tuesday discussed municipal elections and state budget with Speaker Nabih Berri’s political aide MP Ali Hasan Khalil.
As-Safir newspaper said Hariri and Aoun discussed the possibility of reaching an agreement on a package deal to resolve pending issues as a follow-up to Hariri’s meetings with Hassan Khalil, political aide to Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday evening and a second one held Tuesday with Khalil, Berri’s assistant.
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Aoun, Hariri meet to resolve election issues
