for the former yugoslavia and rwanda at the hague your human rights lawyer and professor at mcgill university thank you again. too. lebanese prime minister saad hariri says that he is putting his resignation on hold after the country s president asked him to reconsider and allow time for more dialogue our area attended independence day celebrations in the capital after returning to lebanon late last night it is nearly three weeks since he suddenly announced his resignation valan saudi arabia lebanese officials accuse saudi arabia of forcing her weary to resign but hariri has yet to confirm those allegations. and for more on this i m joined now by ben to shell or she is the beirut office director of the heinrich all foundation welcome to you so why is this change of heart do you think taking place from horary when it was very
syria ending regional balance of power is changing rapidly and. saudi arabia forcing every to design a send a signal to hizbollah iran but also international powers like egypt and even friends that they are concerned to be on the losing end and i think everyone has been been surprised at how much lebanese people resented the resignation. and. you may not be perfect but they still are prime minister does this mean that lebannon now has staved staved off a political crisis at least in the short term. i think the call for national dialogue that both president and tyree recall toward today. is maybe an indication that all players are realize that hariri is after all the best person to handle the current political minefield both nationally and internationally. and
i m thankful for the position i have and the colleagues who are my friends. i m thankful for my father, 96 years old and going strong, and to my wife, my heroine, thankful to her for saying yes on the fourth request. my question is about zimbabwe. [ laughter ] what a segue! that s the best pivot i ve ever seen. would the president recognize the new regime led by general in zimbabwe and will there be any interaction with the new government in hariri, specifically about their cutting back on the influence of china and north korea? i don t have any announcements on our relationship with zimbabwe at this time, but certainly will
my friends. thankful for my father. 96 years old and going strong. and to my wife, my heroine. thank you to her for saying yes on the fourth request. my question is about zimbabwe. [ laughter ] what the best segue. the best pin i ve seen. will the administration recognize the new regime that apparently is being led by a general in zimbabwe and will there be any interaction with the new government in hariri, specifically about their cutting back on the influence of china and north korea? i don t have any announcements on our relationship with zimbabwe at this time but serm will make sure and keep you posted. again, i want to wish everybody
time since leaving saudi arabia. mr. hariri, who announced his resignation two weeks ago in saudi arabia, says that he will return to lebanon this week and will explain his actions once he s there. he s in paris right now where he met with the french president emmanuel macron. translator: i will return to beirut in the next few days to participate in the independence day celebrations. it is there that i will make my position known and all the subjects after my interview where the president of our republic, the general michelle aoun. when he announced his resignation, he said he feared for his life. the lebanese government said it cannot accept his resignation until he returns home. in a few hours time, the arab league will hold an emergency meeting to take place in cairo, egypt. it is at the request of saudi arabia, which wants to discuss iran s interference in regional affairs, leading up to this