Minister DK Shivakumar meets SM Krishna
Bengaluru, Jan 1: Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday met former governor SM Krishna at the latter's house and wished him as part of New Year.
Shivakumar greeted Krishna at the latter's house at Sadashiva Nagar. Later he said that he was not such a big person to invite him to Congress. But he has met him due to his personal relationship with the leader, he said.
People will get benefit
In order to connect the airport, the government has planned to construct steel bridge and it would help the people. The aim of the government was to ensure free traffic movement. But the Opposition always find fault in everything, he said.
The BJP leaders were thinking that the Congress and JDS would not know anything about their conspiracy against the coalition government. They know what BJP leaders have been doing, sitting in New Delhi, Shivakumar said.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
