Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa was quoted Sunday as saying that the Arab League mediation to ease Lebanon's political crisis has not reached a dead end, but awaits outcome of his talks later in the day with Syrian officials in Damascus.
The leading Beirut-based an-Nahar daily quoted Moussa as saying: "the mediation has not reached a dead end and it will not reach a dead end." However, he added, "the road is still long. Neither the Arabs nor any external side would help any Lebanese faction at the expense of the other."
He stressed that any settlement to the crisis should be based on a "no conqueror, no vanquished" concept.
The Arab League chief noted that his return to Beirut to resume the mediation "would be decided when I get convinced that my presence would benefit all the parties."
Asked whether the outcome of his talks in Damascus would determine his next steps and the date of his return to Lebanon, Moussa said: "Absolutely."
