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Jumblat, Nasrallah Stress on Comprehensive Reconciliation in Overnight Meeting |
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Written by General Editor
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MP Walid Jumblat and Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed during overnight talks the need to continue working for a comprehensive reconciliation, Hizbullah said in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, the two leaders held an in-depth discussion of the previous stage. They stressed the need to move Lebanon from the situation of crisis to cooperation and lauded Youth and Sports Minister Talal Arslan's efforts.
Jumblat and Nasrallah also stressed they would work for comprehensive reconciliation and agreed to continue consultations during the upcoming stage.
PSP official Bahaa Abou Karroum told Future News TV network that the talks do not turn the page of dialogue on Hizbullah's arms and the defense strategy.
MP Ali Hassan Khalil also told al-Manar TV that the Nasrallah-Jumblat meeting will have positive repercussions on the upcoming stage. He added that the talks will open the doors of cooperation which will be in Lebanon's favor.
As Safir daily said Friday that the agenda of the talks included evaluating the previous stage, particularly events that took place before the May 2008 clashes.
The Jumblat-Nasrallah meeting agenda also included the stage that followed the Doha agreement and the challenges that emerged after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest speech.
According to As Safir, the two officials were also to discuss prospects of dialogue between Jumblat and Damascus, in addition to relations between Hizbullah and the Progressive Socialist Party.
The Progressive Socialist Party media bureau on Friday issued a statement affirming that the meeting "is positive and affirms turning the page of the past and seeking to establish the spirit of common coexistence in a manner that would effectively revive socio-economic life away from the past."
The statement added that the exchanged ideas agreed over the general Arab situation and over the Israeli dangers against Lebanon and the region.
The statement stressed that efforts should be made to further strengthen the country's internal unity and credibility among all politicians based on mutual respect.
"In light of the accurate and sensitive issues that were discussed at the meeting, Jumblat regrets the fact that he won't be able to conduct press interviews in this period," Statement ended.
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