Arab League to send high-level mission to Beirut

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CAIRO (AFP) — Arab foreign ministers said after crisis talks in Cairo that they will send a high-level delegation to Beirut for dialogue with political leaders in a bid to end a long-standing political deadlock.

A resolution issued at the end of the Arab League discussions urges Lebanese politicians "to attend a meeting with a ministerial delegation (...) in order to discuss the dangerous situation in Lebanon and draw up an urgent roadmap to implement the Arab initiative."

These talks would bring together three opposition stalwarts -- parliament speaker Nabih Berri, Christian leader Michel Aoun and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah -- with Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri and former president Amin Gemayel.

A delegation...