Sitting between Lebanese Parliament spea

Sitting between Lebanese Parliament speaker Hussain al-Hussaini (R) and Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmad Ghassali (L), Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saul al-Faysal (C) looks on 30 September 1989 in Taif after the members of Lebanese National Assembly started to discuss the charter of national reconciliation. The session was attended by 31 Christian and 31 Muslim MP's. At a further meeting 22 October 1989, the charter of national reconciliation (the Taif Agreement) was endorsed by 58 of the 62 deputies attending the session. The Taif agreement provided for the transfer of executive power from the presidency to a cabinet, with portfolios divided equally among Christian and Muslim ministers. (Photo credit should read NABIL ISMAIL/AFP via Getty Images)