Berri Lauds Historic Role of Christians, Urges Officials to Resume Dialogue
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Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Wednesday the importance of the conference on the Christians in the Middle East that will be held at the Universite Saint-Esprit de Kaslik.
During his weekly meeting with lawmakers in parliament, Berri lauded the historic role of Christians whom he said are an essential component of the region’s people.
He said he would task a parliamentary delegation with participating in the conference that will be organized by the members of the European parliament in cooperation with several parliaments in the region.
Berri also called for a parliamentary session at 10:30 am next Wednesday.
He urged officials to return to the dialogue table, announcing that he will discuss the issue with President Michel Suleiman.
“We must go back to dialogue,” Berri told An Nahar newspaper.
He said in remarks published in the daily that if Prime Minister Najib Miqati “welcomed” the gesture, Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun and Hizbullah “agreed” and Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat’s “aspirations” were achieved through the resumption of the dialogue, then the issue will be discussed with al-Mustaqbal bloc leader Fouad Saniora and the opposition figures.
The daily reported that Berri will begin on Wednesday his contacts to discuss various issues and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri.
The president had continuously urged the Lebanese foes to resume dialogue. However, his invitation faced obstacles over the issues to be discussed on the table.
Concerning the interview of Hizbullah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Speaker told As Safir newspaper that his words were “reasonable” and come from a clear analysis to the crises.
Nasrallah ruled out on Monday that his party will support the funding of the STL, stating that if the cabinet failed to reach consensus on the matter, then it should be submitted to vote at the parliament.
26 October 2011, 09:09
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One does not "dialogue" with people who hold a gun to his head. Drop your illegal weapons, behave like human beings, obey the law, be loyal only to Lebanon, renounce violence, respect other sects and their constitutional rights, pay your bills, stop stealing and end corruption, believe in democracy and transparency, then dialogue makes sense as you will consequently share the same values with all other Lebanese sects.
Mr. Berri: It is ironic you call for dialogue when you are the head of the amal militia of thugs. How can the common average citizen take you seriously?
26 October 2011, 13:18
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Dialogue is the best way of resolving and ironing out differences. dialogue should never stop despite the fact that the two parties involved are so far away in views and convictions. Dialogue keep the lines of communication open and prevents unfortunate events from spiraling out of control. Lebanon can't be governed by one party. This has been the case all the times. Those who believe otherwise are waisting their time. It's time for a real dialogue that could lead to concrete results. Lebanon has spent more than half its independence in wars. It's only thru dialogue that things might stop this craziness and destruction. I am fro dialogue from whomever it's coming. As Lebanese, we are pound with each other. None is able to destroy or conquer the other. Dialogue should also be based on internal convictions, not on outside agendas. It's time for us Lebanese who have the brains to ponder our future seriously and stop fighting each others incessantly. God bless us all.
