Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says while negotiation is “safer than war”, it will not “solve the problem in moments, and we have no other option”, Al Jazeera reports.
“Negotiations may be hindered or delayed in reaching the goal we want, but they are progressing,” he adds.
The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
