Sunni, Alawite leaders sign truce deal in Tripoli

Sunni and Alawite leaders in Tripoli and the North signed a six-item reconciliation agreement on Monday in an effort to curb tensions following recent sectarian fighting in which at least 22 people died.

The reconciliation meeting was held in the evening at the home of the mufti of Tripoli and the North, Sheikh Malek alShaar, under the auspices of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

Siniora read the text of the agreement, stressing that the city of Tripoli was against all forms of internal strife.

"Tripoli is against internal strife and refuses to be an arena of conflicts for foreign parties," he said.

Siniora arrived in Tripoli earlier on Monday, attending an iftar banquet at the residence of former Premier Omar Karami before joining the signing ceremony for the "Tripoli Document," which calls for eliminating all armed action in the North, handing over security to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), allowing displaced people to re turn to their homes

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