Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat refrained on Monday from making his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website “in anticipation of a possible military strike against Syria.”

He hoped in a statement that the “security and chemical repercussions of the strike will not reach Lebanon, despite the rising possibilities of the Syrian regime's intention to link Lebanon to this ever-escalating crisis.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has ruled out a Hizbullah involvement in any possible U.S. strike on Syria, saying the party and its Iranian backers are “keen on the residents of the South.”

There are fears that if the U.S. strikes Syria, Hizbullah would launch attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat discussed with Premier-designate Tammam Salam the latest cabinet formation efforts and an alleged Saudi go ahead to an all-embracing government despite a rejection by Hizbullah of a 24-member line-up in which the three major factions would get 8 ministers each.

Al-Joumhouria newspaper said that Jumblat visited Salam on Tuesday night to brief him on the results of the discussions that caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour held with Saudi officials in Riyadh.

Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour might meet with al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri in southern France before attending a refugee conference in Geneva.

Al-Joumhouria newspaper said Tuesday that Abou Faour, who has been tasked by Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat to negotiate on the cabinet formation process, could meet Hariri in Nice to discuss the process with him.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat hailed on Monday Speaker Nabih Berri's recent initiative to end the political deadlock in Lebanon, saying that he has long expressed his keenness on dialogue among the Lebanese.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “The PSP backs every call for dialogue because it will help prevent Lebanon from falling into the abyss.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat succeeded in clinching a deal with the March 8 and March 14 alliances on the form of the new government, As Safir daily reported on Monday.

The newspaper said that his talks with President Michel Suleiman, Premier-designate Tammam Salam and members of the March 14 coalition culminated with the approval to form a 24-member in which March 14, March 8 and the centrists would get 8 ministers each.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has appealed for unity, urging politicians to end their differences amid critical developments in the region.

In remarks to An Nahar daily published on Sunday, Jumblat said: “The stage that Lebanon and the region are passing through require an end to internal disputes and skirmishes.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat noted on Friday that the current local and regional situations obligate Lebanese powers to rise above petty disputes and place Lebanon's interests above all else, especially in light of the bombings in Ruwais and the northern city of Tripoli.

He said in a statement: “At a time of the escalation of the situation and deep divide among the Lebanese, I call on the rival parties to avoid falling into the trap banking on the radical changes in Syria.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat stressed on Monday that it's crucial to confront attempts by certain areas or parties to beef up their own security measures, which makes it more difficult for security forces to carry out their tasks.

“We should all voice our support to security forces despite our political disputes,” Jumblat stated in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Thursday said “all the conventional statements of condemnation and denunciation” are not enough regarding “the horrible scenes of the Ghouta massacre in Damascus' countryside that were broadcast by TV stations.”

“Meetings held here and there will remain futile without taking the necessary measures to change the grim situation that the regime has dragged Syria into with a cover from international and regional allies and amid the neglect of the West, which settled for drawing fictional red lines that have nothing to do with reality on the ground,” Jumblat said in a statement.