Geagea, Gemayel Meet Abbas, Stress Need to Establish Palestinian State
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Wednesday the Palestinian people’s right to return to their homeland, which is a position shared by the Lebanese state and Palestinian Authority.
He made his statement after holding talks with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Asked about Lebanon’s position at the United Nations on the establishment of a Palestinian state, Geagea said: “Lebanon will be leading the charge in approving this matter.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel also held talks with Abbas on Lebanese-Palestinian ties and resolving disputes between the two sides, which the former said can be settled through the establishment of a Lebanese-Palestinian committee.
“The details of the disputes should be addressed in an atmosphere of mutual trust, which would help lessen fears between the two sides,” he remarked.
The problems Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority are suffering from require the support of the international community and United Nations, he added.
He stressed: “We are completely committed to the goals of the Palestinian Authority during this troubling time seeing as it is taking tangible steps towards the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state.”
“This is also a Lebanese demand, which enjoys consensus among all sides,” Gemayel noted.
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