Jumblat lauds al-Rahi, urges US, Iran to facilitate president election
Progressive Socialist Party former leader Walid Jumblat on Friday lauded Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s “local, Arab and international efforts for resolving the presidential crisis.”
“We also highly appreciate your support for dialogue, despite the various obstacles,” Jumblat added addressing al-Rahi, at a gathering in Mukhtara that was part of the patriarch’s tour of the Chouf and Aley regions.
"There is no one more foolish, ridiculous and dangerous than those who are calling for vacuum instead of facilitating the issue of the presidential election,” Jumblat added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein “have both said that they support the election of a president. That’s excellent, but how?” the ex-PSP leader added.
He accordingly called on Abdollahian and Hochstein to “facilitate the election of a president.”
Source: Naharnet
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