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...city from the predominantly Muslim west. Late in the week, heavier machine-gun and rocket duels erupted between Christian and Muslim militiamen, killing two people and wounding at least 27 others. But in the early stages of the uneasy Pax Syriana imposed two weeks ago by Syrian President Hafez Assad, the main participants in the Lebanese tragedy were trying to shift most of their efforts from shooting to squabbling over the political future of their battered nation. Even under Assad's tutelage, the question was whether the Lebanese could reach any sort of agreement that will not result...
Nevertheless, on the sensitive issue of the Lebanese-Israeli accord, Assad showed a pragmatic sense of restraint...
...next result of the Assad-Gemayel talks will be the attempted resuscitation of the moribund Geneva negotiations among all Lebanese factions over the formation of a government of national unity. A spokesman for Gemayel predicted that the conference would begin by the end of this week, "if not sooner." Opposition Leaders Jumblatt and Berri would most likely be invited to join the new government, which Syria has promised to help by extending its rule to parts of Lebanon currently outside Gemayel's control...
Once-and if-a unity government is formed, the Syrians have promised to hold detailed discussions with it over the withdrawal of 62,000 Syrian troops from Lebanese territory. Assad remains insistent, however, that full Syrian withdrawal will not take place until Israel removes its 22,000 troops from southern Lebanon...
...Instead, Assad and Gemayel agreed on further consultations with both...