Suleiman Seeks Launching National Dialogue to Fortify Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
President Michel Suleiman stressed on Saturday that he will seek to launch a national dialogue with the Lebanese leaders to fortify Lebanon.
“We will seek to launch the national dialogue to agree on the defense strategy, especially when the Israeli threats should make us more determined,” Suleiman said during a banquet in honor of Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi.
He said that “the past years showed that the constitutional gaps are serious which halted the president from settling issues.”
The president urged the Lebanese leaders to launch a national dialogue “to implement the national charter.”
“The people got tired of the local strife and aspire to build the state institutions,” Suleiman said.
He addressed patriarch al-Rahi saying: “Since day one you have worked on gathering the Maronite leaders and called for an Islamic-Christian summit to implement dialogue and co-existence.”
Suleiman remarked that during the past few years “We were able to achieve stability… And committed ourselves to the democratic principle of rotating power.”
“However, we didn’t forget to seek the social justice,” he stressed.
The president congratulated al-Rahi on his “high apostolic determination,” thanking Cardinal Leonardo Sandri for his participation in the banquet.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi urged the president, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Miqati to go forward in their partnership.
Rahi said “you cover up faults with love and highlight the positive issues. You forgive who abuses you and take the initiative with generosity.”
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16 July 2011, 22:15
Suleiman: I thank Cardinal Leonardo Sandri for his participation in this banquet.
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16 July 2011, 22:14
Suleiman: I will launch a series of consultations with the Lebanese leaders to fortify Lebanon, and to agree on a national strategy to defend Lebanon. The Israeli threats makes us more determined.
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16 July 2011, 22:13
Suleiman: We should launch the national dialogue to implement the national charter.
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16 July 2011, 22:12
Suleiman: The people got tired of the local strife and aspire to build the state institutions.
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16 July 2011, 22:10
Suleiman: We were able to achieve stability and didn’t forget to seek for the social justice.
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16 July 2011, 22:08
Suleiman to al-Rahi: Congratulations on the high apostolic determination.
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16 July 2011, 22:07
President Michel Suleiman during a Banquet in Amchit in honor of Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi: Since day one you have announced your slogan “partnership". You have gathered the Maronite leaders and called for an Islamic-Christian summit to implement dialogue and co-existence.
16 July 2011, 23:27
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Dialogue Mr. President....huh? With who? With someone who says I will never lay down my weapons and if you don't like it go f**k yourself!! Dialogue with someone who thinks he has a mandate from God to to do what they want and when they want? Dialogue with a group of so called lebanese whose loyalty is not to lebanon but rather to another retarded regime? Dialogue with a party that have reneged on every national agreement all coz they have weapons? Mr. President: Did u not become President when you and your army stood by and watched the sacred resistance massacre innocent people in Beirut? Excuse me Mr. President, but you don't have my vote!
17 July 2011, 00:11
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“The people got tired of the local strife and aspire to build the state institutions,” Suleiman said.
Mr. President: are you helping the people aspire to build state institutions by agreeing to a one-sided government whose prime minister represents 1/1000th of his sect? Would you have accepted a government with shiite ministers in it not belonging to AMAL and Hizbullah? You also lost my vote of confidence dear Mr. President.
17 July 2011, 07:45
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More than a decade after the end of the civil war, the Lebanese are still arguing amongst themselves about leaders and politicians that have done absolutely nothing for them, well apart from ruining the country, ruining people’s lives and ripping you all off they have done nothing and yet you still fight with one another for these politicians. Come the voting time a lot of people are bribed with a few thousand dollars here and there, it sounds great and feels good to have that money but you better keep it safe because you will need it pretty soon to pay off all the debts and pay for your everyday life that you can’t afford – STOP FIGHING AMONGST YOURSELVES WAKE UP!
17 July 2011, 11:02
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It's good to see that Aoun shaved, put on a tie and took off his turban for this particular gathering...
17 July 2011, 20:43
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DIALOGUE?? Not again!! Last time M8 wanted a dialogue, they ended up dragging all of Lebanon in a WAR... Is this what is gonna happen again?? I hope not.
