2.8.

DOHA AGREEMENT

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.