Doha  - Lebanese Foreign Minister Tareq Metry said Sunday in Doha that a new electoral law for Lebanon is to be passed by the parliament in Beirut.

Metry, in the Qatari capital Doha for the talks between government and opposition representatives to try to resolve Lebanon's political impasse, said that intense efforts were being made to shape the basic features of the new law.

Speaking about moves to finally elect a new Lebanese president, Metry said that the parliament should be working on solving this issue, adding that the main objective of the Lebanese talks in Doha is to reach a "political agreement."

Meanwhile, the first session of the "Lebanon Dialogue" talks was marked by controversy as the participants discussed the recent fighting in Lebanon between the Hezbollah-led opposition and government forces.

The verbal attack on Hezbollah resulted in the Saturday afternoon session being cancelled.

Sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that the ruling majority and opposition clashed for a second time in the morning session about the recent fighting which claimed 85 lives inLebanon.

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt warned that the issue could "detonate Lebanon," the sources attending the talks said. They told dpa that Qatar made a proposal to the government and opposition on restructuring the Lebanese government.

Qatar also recommended a solution regarding the recent fighting. Both sides agreed to study the Qatari proposals.

On Saturday, Lebanese leaders agreed to form a four-member panel that will debate the electoral law and the governmental conflict in the country.

The committee will focus on the issues of the electoral law and the government.

Both sides have already agreed on army chief Michel Suleiman to succeed pro-Syrian Emile Lahoud.

Lebanon has been with no president since Lahoud's term ended in November 2007.

Parliament has failed to convene to elect a successor 19 times. It is to make its next attempt when it meets on June 10. (dpa)