FPM Says 'There's a Will' to Reach Solutions with LF despite 'Difficulties'
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The Free Patriotic Movement announced Tuesday that it is determined with the Lebanese Forces to reach "common denominators" in their ongoing dialogue, despite “difficulties and obstacles” hindering the unprecedented talks between the two rivals.
“Everyone knows that the details of our talks with the LF are being kept confidential and dialogue aims to reach common solutions to pave the way for a breakthrough in the current crisis,” MP Ibrahim Kanaan announced after the weekly meeting of the FPM's Change and Reform bloc in Rabieh.
“We hope we'll be able to reach common denominators and to avoid obstacles, so that we can achieve the aspirations of the Lebanese and the Christians,” Kanaan added.
And as he admitted that there are “difficulties and obstacles” in the talks, the lawmakers stressed that the two parties “have the will to reach solutions that respect the will of the Lebanese, the Constitution and Lebanon's interest.”
Kanaan and LF media officer Melhem Riachi had recently started meetings away from the media spotlight at the request of FPM chief MP Michel Aoun and LF leader Samir Geagea.
Both Geagea and Aoun have announced their candidacies for the presidency. Their rivalry, in addition to other issues, have left Baabda Palace vacant since President Michel Suleiman's six-year tenure ended in May last year.
The two parties are currently embarked on preparing a so-called declaration of intent paper consisting reportedly of 17 sections. To this end, Kanaan visited Maarab on Friday and met with Geagea for two hours.
Separately, Kaanan revealed Tuesday that the bloc has a proposal that will be discussed with Prime Minister Tammam Salam in the coming days in a bid to resolve the dispute over the mechanism of cabinet's work.
"Our discussions with the prime minister will proceed in the coming days on the basis of preventing obstruction and the importance of the presence of a president," Kanaan said.
"We want the government to carry on with its work because its paralysis is harmful for Lebanon, but at the same time we can't consider that things are the same with and without a president," he added.
Salam's 24-minister cabinet assumed presidential powers after Suleiman's departure but its meetings were suspended around two weeks ago due to a dispute over the signatures needed to issue decrees.
Decrees were being passed with the signatures of all 24 ministers but some cabinet members complained that the mechanism allowed some colleagues to practice an arbitrary veto power.
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24 February 2015, 18:02
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“We hope we'll be able to reach common denominators and to avoid obstacles, so that we can achieve the aspirations of the Lebanese and the Christians,” Kanaan added.
Sure nobody knows who is putting up these obstacles. Sure Mr. Kanaan, the Lebanese people are naive and uneducated and they believe every word you say.
24 February 2015, 18:06
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Hi Flamethrower :) How many fake accounts did you make today?
24 February 2015, 18:16
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you know what is pitiful... is how much free time he has has on his hands to make these accounts every 5 minutes. Pitiful indeed.....
24 February 2015, 18:08
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Christians are unfortunately being used by too many outside powers...sad.
24 February 2015, 18:08
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still the orthodox law is in mind and people do remember who hindered it
god bless democracy
24 February 2015, 18:48
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Lets hope and pray that these two sides can work out their differences for the sake of all Lebanon!
24 February 2015, 19:37
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falling of the wagon his nervous breakdown in full blown mode, ft shakes his fist and sobbing hysterically screams "mohmaw why didn't you and baba stop at seventeen! why!"
24 February 2015, 23:29
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Tuesdays are so funny!! Kenaan and Riachi carrying on like they are agents for parties (Aoun and Geagea) who think themselves principals to the resolution of the impasse in the Lebanese Presidential succession. Ha! If either person makes a decision contrary to their financial backers they risk the collapse of their respective parties. The impasse is out of the Christian hand because the Christian political leadership has put itself, financially into the hand of regional Muslim countries.
This impasse will not resolve until Saudi Arabia and Iran find a common reason to end it, and then on their terms.
24 February 2015, 23:32
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Right now, Iran (Aoun/Hezbollah) is demanding a President who will commit the Lebanese Army to a mutual defense agreement with the Syrian Regime of Bashar al Assad. Something that the Lebanese Sunni and most of the Lebanese Christians will not buy into. Saudi Arabia wants a President that will rein in Hezbollah from participating in the Syria War as Iran's proxy force on the ground., also not likely. Therefore, the impasse. If Aoun and Geagea act independently to end the impasse without taking these two interests into consideration, one or the other or both will be cut off from their patronage money and this, neither is willing to do.
25 February 2015, 00:43
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I believe that none of the supporters of the Caporal who are on this blog are Christians.
25 February 2015, 00:45
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I believe that none of the supporters of the Caporal who are on this blog are Christians.
25 February 2015, 05:11
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The troll has more freedom now. Every time he wants to post a comment he signs in with a new screen name and insults whoever he wants. It is called freedom of speech the hezbollah way.
25 February 2015, 13:04
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Mr. Kanaan, you know very well that the LF has been a million times more flexible than your FPM to find solutions, now, you remove that silly dream of your old man Aoun from the slate and surely Geagea will not insist either on being president. Sit with him, be reasonable with him, tell him that a compromise candidate will solve the problem and you will see how quickly solutions will come. Then let's be frank and honest with each other, it is now the sacred duty of both FPM and LF to repair the damage done to the Christians of Lebanon, repair it and let's move on.
