Suleiman on Eid al-Adha: Spare Lebanon Further Tragedies
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
President Michel Suleiman reiterated on Friday his call for Lebanese foes to attend the all-party talks, congratulating the Lebanese on the Eid al-Adha occasion.
“I hope this occasion would be a chance for the Lebanese to reach consensus among each other, and put forward Lebanon's interests,” Suleiman said.
He called on all party leaders to join the dialogue “to spare Lebanon further tragedies.”
Suleiman is carrying out consultations with rival political parties to convince them to resume the national dialogue.
However, the March 14-led opposition insists on the resignation of the government as a main condition for the resumption of the national dialogue and official activity with their foes, while the March 8 coalition rejects the formation of a new cabinet on allegations that there's no alternative.
The assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau head Brigadier General Wissam al-Hasan on October 19 has raised fears about unrest in the country, which is divided between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose country supervised its small neighbor for nearly 30 years.
The Ashrafiyeh bombing in Beirut that killed Hasan along with two others deepened the gap between the March 14 alliance and the March 8 camp.
26 October 2012, 15:49
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positivneutral:
joumblat says things in private different than what he said yesterday, thus he has a double game. FYI.
as for the rest: we believe strongly that hizbushaitan is no resistance rather traitor sold out to the iranaians. so spare us your "enlightened" comments.
they serve israel more than anyone else as are the fpm with their israeli connections.
26 October 2012, 16:15
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He's totally out of touch.
"Sparing further tragedies" is a message to SYRIA, HEZBOLLAH and IRAN, not to the Lebanese people. What an insult, Mr. President. Spare yourself of this cowardly talk.
26 October 2012, 16:16
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I agree. He needs to grow up. He's not showing leadership. Jumblatt is a snake that can wrap around Hariri several times over before Saad notices.
26 October 2012, 16:25
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March 14, what better way to spare Lebanon further tragedies than extending the term of our greatest president ever, Michel Suleiman al Hakim (mind you, compatriots, I did not say Michel Suleiman OR al Hakim) indefinitely? We have always wanted a president capable of single-handedly removing the zeer from the beer, and finally we have him. Who says we are not lucky SOBs? So, repeat after me, warriors: we want al Hakim (that is, Suleiman al Hakim, babes) and we want him forever. Go. Go. Go. Go. Go warriors.
26 October 2012, 21:56
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where is the syrian embassy now? who is protecting it? think a bit....
