Saniora Meets Suleiman, Confirms March 14 Participation at Thursday’s National Dialogue Session
Head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora confirmed on Wednesday the March 14 camp’s participation at the national dialogue session scheduled for Thursday.
He held talks with President Michel Suleiman to inform him of the decision and discuss the latest local and regional developments.
The former premier explained that his participation at the all-party talks “stems from the values that produced the March 14 forces.”
These values are based on national unity and the authority of the state, he added.
“The state alone is responsible for protecting the nation and not one party or sect of Lebanese,” Saniora said.
“This entails allowing the state to assume the duties of defending the nation, which include deterring assaults and liberating lands,” continued the MP.
“Any serious national dialogue keen on protecting Lebanon cannot but be based on emphasizing the authority of the state throughout the country,” he added.
“No new understanding over protecting Lebanon, such as sharing the military responsibility with another power, should be introduced,” he stressed.
“Any dialogue that does not tackle the possession of arms outside the state’s authority will remain superficial,” he noted.
The March 14 camp had previously boycotted a national dialogue session over the failure to address Hizbullah’s possession of arms, among other reasons.
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