PSP Sources Reject ‘Crippling Conditions’ on National Dialogue
Sources close to Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said in reference to the March 14 forces that they reject any attempt to put obstacles to the national dialogue.
“We had always called for calm and rational dialogue to limit the tension in the country and prevent further political divisions among the Lebanese that threaten civil peace,” the sources told As Safir daily published Saturday.
“Dialogue is now more important than ever,” they said about President Michel Suleiman’s invitation for all-party talks at the Baabda palace.
“We support anyone who pushes (for dialogue), particularly the president, Speaker Nabih Berri and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah,” the sources told the newspaper.
“We are against the rejection of dialogue by any side,” the sources said. Without referring to March 14, they said they denounce “crippling conditions.”
A minister close to Jumblat told al-Liwaa daily that dialogue consolidates the local political situation to avoid any deterioration given the upheaval in Syria.
Meanwhile, an informed source said that Jumblat might visit Turkey next week after a trip he made to Russia.
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