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Signed on October 22, 1989 and integrated within the Lebanese constitution in accordance with the amendments of the constitutional law issued on September 21, 1990, the Taif Agreement marked the start of a new era for the Lebanese-Palestinian relations. This major transition was initiated by the Cabinet’s decision in October 2005 to form the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee.

 
  First: Principles and Foundations of Lebanese Consensuses
 

1.      Taif Agreement and Ministerial statements since 2005 

 

·         The Document of National Accord – Taif Agreement (October 22, 1989)

·   Government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora Ministerial statement (July 19, 2005)

·         Government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora Ministerial statement (July 11, 2008)

·         Government of Prime Minister Saad-eddine Al-Hariri Ministerial statement (November 9, 2009)

·         Government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati Ministerial statement (June 13, 2011)

·         National Dialogue Committee Decisions (March 2006)

·         National Dialogue Committee Decisions (June 2012)

·         Lebanese Council of Ministers’ Decision (No. 41/2005 on October 13, 2005)

 

2.      President Michel Sleiman’s Speech on July 7, 2013

 

3.      Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s Address at the UN General Assembly on September 28, 2012

 

Second: Areas of Lebanese Consensuses

  

The national, political and official headlines in relation with the question of Palestine and its internal aspects are set as follows: