On May 14, 2008, a Qatari delegation led by the Prime Minister and League of Arab States Secretary General arrived in Beirut to hold armistice talks between rival Lebanese political factions aimed at establishing a new political agenda and electoral law for forming a national government in 2009. The talks in Doha from May 16-21, known as the Doha Agreement, resulted in mutual agreements between Lebanese parties to end an 18-month political crisis and avoid civil war or threats to Lebanese territory from regional conflicts spilling over.
On May 14, 2008, a Qatari delegation led by the Prime Minister and League of Arab States Secretary General arrived in Beirut to hold armistice talks between rival Lebanese political factions aimed at establishing a new political agenda and electoral law for forming a national government in 2009. The talks in Doha from May 16-21, known as the Doha Agreement, resulted in mutual agreements between Lebanese parties to end an 18-month political crisis and avoid civil war or threats to Lebanese territory from regional conflicts spilling over.
On May 14, 2008, a Qatari delegation led by the Prime Minister and League of Arab States Secretary General arrived in Beirut to hold armistice talks between rival Lebanese political factions aimed at establishing a new political agenda and electoral law for forming a national government in 2009. The talks in Doha from May 16-21, known as the Doha Agreement, resulted in mutual agreements between Lebanese parties to end an 18-month political crisis and avoid civil war or threats to Lebanese territory from regional conflicts spilling over.
On 14 May 2008, the delegation led by the Qatari Prime-minister,
Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem al-Thani, and the League’s Secretary General, Amr Moussa arrived in Beirut in order to establish the Lebanese political Agenda through armistice talks with the rival 8 and 14 March camps. The regional ambiance reached beyond the Doha talks concerning the presidency, Hezbollah and Lebanese government relations bolstering as well as, it had as central point the elaboration of new electoral law that would be reflected in the formation of 2009 national government. The Lebanese National Dialogue Conference was held in Doha between 16 May and 21 May 2008, in order to establish mutual agreements among Lebanese parties and find a solution for the 18-month political crisis. Further, the main goal was to avoid a civil war in Lebanon or a future threat to Lebanese territory, namely, the resurgence of Arab-Israeli vicissitude spill over in Lebanon.