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Mashaal in Beirut Calls for Lebanese-Palestinian Talks

Mashaal in Beirut Calls for Lebanese-Palestinian Talks
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Source: Al-Manar TV, 3-11-2008
Hamas politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal called on Monday for dialogue to resolve the volatile situation in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
Mashaal said that his movement considered all Lebanese parties equal and that Hamas was against the permanent Palestinian settlement in Lebanon, but also against their displacement.
"We have called for the launch of a Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue to discuss all the problems of Palestinian camps, Ain el-Helweh or others," Mashaal said in Beirut, referring to Lebanon's most populous and volatile camp.
The issue of the weapons inside and outside the Palestinian refugee camps could only be solved through dialogue between Palestinians and Lebanese people, he said, adding that Hamas will follow up this matter and will make efforts to solve
"Addressing these problems should be conducted through dialogue and under the umbrella of sovereignty of law and the Lebanese state," he added.
Mashaal, who lives in Damascus, met Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister Fouad Saniora and parliament speaker Nabih Berri and said he would also meet Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as well as head of the Future Movement MP Saad Hariri.
"We will not export our differences in Palestine to Lebanon, which has its own (differences)... especially after the return to a reasonable situation in Lebanon," Mashaal said.
Lebanon is home to an estimated 400,000 Palestinian refugees who reside in 12 camps throughout the country.