Beirut Likely to Become Permanent Base for Inter-Religious Dialogue
Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed on Wednesday a report that he is exerting efforts to make Beirut a permanent base for dialogue among religions and different confessions.
In remarks to the new administrative authority of Arab newspaper reporters, Berri said he began working on his idea through contacts with several officials in the past few months.
“We can’t stand idle to what’s going on in the region and we seek to come up with ideas that contribute to making Lebanon a true oasis,” he said.
His remarks came after An Nahar newspaper reported Monday that Berri is setting the stage for a conference set to bring together the religious leaders of different sects in Lebanon and the region to stress the importance of dialogue among all religions.
The speaker warned of a plot aimed at stirring crises in the Arab world.
“Arabism is in danger and Arabs are in desperate need for a law that would abolish sectarianism,” he said.
Berri also defended the government’s decision to steer itself clear of the developments in Syria, saying “the path that the Lebanese state took is sane and wise.”
“It falls in the interest of of Arabs and Syrians first and foremost of Lebanese,” he added.
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