国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Hariris delayed resignation offers chance to maintain Lebanons political_时事

国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Hariris delayed resignation offers chance to maintain Lebanons political

Analysts thus speculate that Hariri's announcement Wednesday to postpone his resignation has opened an avenue to maintaining internal stability.

"The next few months are going to be quite delicate for Prime Minister Hariri because he's going to have to maintain consensus with the other Lebanese parties," Karim Bitar, director of research at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, told Xinhua.

"Hariri is still the official head of the national unity government in Lebanon, which includes Hezbollah. Simultaneously, he will have to make sure that Saudi Arabia's strategic interests are taken care of," Bitar added.

In a televised interview filmed in Riyadh a week after his resignation announcement, Hariri indicated that he would possibly rescind his resignation if Hezbollah agreed to stay out of regional affairs, specifically in the conflict in Yemen.

"There is a Lebanese group that is carrying out certain actions," Hariri said, referring to Hezbollah, during the interview with Lebanese channel Future TV. "I will not allow for anyone to launch regional wars on Lebanon for regional gains."

Yemen remains a vital interest for Saudi Arabia in asserting the Sunni authority over the growing Shiite sphere of influence in the region, as tensions ramp up between Riyadh and Tehran.

Bitar attested to the likelihood that Hezbollah would make "minor concessions" in regards to Yemen, but dismissed allegations that the Lebanese group and Iran were strongly backing Yemen's Houthi rebels.