The Religious Authority, H.E. Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah, received Amr Moussa, the Secretary General of the Arab League and discussed with him the situations in Lebanon and the region. The talks focused on Moussa’s Arab mission and his initiative that aimed at solving the problems and achieving “political reconciliation among rival Lebanese factions”. The talks also touched on the internal Arab relations and the role that should be carried out by all the parties in order not to present the Lebanese political issue in a sectarian context.

Following the talks, Moussa said:

“I am so glad to meet His Eminence. I listened to many of his valuable analyses, and I admired his profound awareness of the developments, even on the level of the developments of this day and his great concern about the mission I am commissioned to perform in the name of the Arab League. I also thanked him for his support and supplications.”

He added: “I hope Lebanon "returns to normal life as soon as possible. Of course, all the parties should hold this responsibility and that is why I called on all the Lebanese parties in the press conference that I held before leaving Lebanon last time, to announce that it is for everyone’s interest that the situation in Lebanon, should return to normal life, so that people will be able live in peace.

When he was asked if there are any parties who obstruct his mission in Lebanon, he said:

“There are plenty of supporters for this mission in Lebanon, "because it will help cool the tense situation in the region as well."