Report: Suleiman to Go On with Dialogue Initiative Despite Obstacles
President Michel Suleiman is seeking to resume the national dialogue between the rival parties despite the obstacles that will confront him, media reports said on Thursday.
According to al-Joumhouria newspaper, Suleiman's dialogue invitation came in light of an international desire to halt any attempt to destabilize the situation in the country.
On Tuesday, Suleiman said that he hopes he will be able to call for a national dialogue session “soon” to discuss the defense strategy and find solutions to the current political crises.
He reiterated at an Iftar banquet in Baabda Palace calls for abiding by the Baabda Declaration, urging factions to commit to it “in words and in deeds.”
The president, according to al-Joumhouria, also considers that the March 14 and 8 coalitions are in desperate need to bridge the gap between them.
An informed source told the newspaper that Suleiman realizes that he will be confronted by many obstacles, however he will not back down on his attempt to end the standstill situation.
Sources close to the president told An Nahar newspaper that Suleiman is seeking to resume the national dialogue after the formation of the new cabinet-led by Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam.
The Baabda Declaration was unanimously adopted during a national dialogue session in June 2012. It calls for Lebanon to disassociate itself from regional crises, most notably the one in Syria.
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