As part of the open-door policy that he initiated at the end of last year with various political factions, head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) MP Teymour Jumblatt led a party delegation on Wednesday at a meeting with Talal Arslan, leader of the Lebanese Democratic Party.
The two men agreed on the need to preserve stability in Lebanon “to prevent the situation from worsening on the southern front and unblock the presidential deadlock.”
Following the meeting, Jumblatt said that the visit “falls within the scope of contacts and communication with various political forces,” stressing that they share “identical views regarding the importance of maintaining stability in Lebanon.”
Jumblatt, however, expressed concern about the “Israeli danger that continues to loom despite all regional efforts” towards appeasement.
Nonetheless, he hoped that “political solutions would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza,” primarily to ensure that “the situation does not become uncontrollable in South Lebanon.”
The Chouf MP then lamented that some want to wait for “the results of the war in Palestine” to elect a president, stressing the Lebanese nature of the issue. “This issue is primarily a Lebanese responsibility, not a foreign one, though I express all my gratitude to Lebanon's friends and the Quintet (France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the United States), who always try to find solutions to the political crisis,” Jumblatt said.
The delegation led by Jumblatt included MPs Akram Chehayeb, Wael Abou Faour, Hadi Abou el-Hosn, Faysal el-Sayegh, PSP Secretary-General Zafer Nasser and Jumblatt's advisor, Houssam Harb. Alongside Arslan were the Vice-President of the Democratic Party, Nassib el-Gohary, former minister Saleh Gharib and members of the party's Political Council.
Teymour Jumblatt had already visited Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil on November 13 of last year and Marada party leader Sleiman Frangieh on December 26.
The two men agreed on the need to preserve stability in Lebanon “to prevent the situation from worsening on the southern front and unblock the presidential deadlock.”
Following the meeting, Jumblatt said that the visit “falls within the scope of contacts and communication with various political forces,” stressing that they share “identical views regarding the importance of maintaining stability in Lebanon.”
Jumblatt, however, expressed concern about the “Israeli danger that continues to loom despite all regional efforts” towards appeasement.
Nonetheless, he hoped that “political solutions would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza,” primarily to ensure that “the situation does not become uncontrollable in South Lebanon.”
The Chouf MP then lamented that some want to wait for “the results of the war in Palestine” to elect a president, stressing the Lebanese nature of the issue. “This issue is primarily a Lebanese responsibility, not a foreign one, though I express all my gratitude to Lebanon's friends and the Quintet (France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the United States), who always try to find solutions to the political crisis,” Jumblatt said.
The delegation led by Jumblatt included MPs Akram Chehayeb, Wael Abou Faour, Hadi Abou el-Hosn, Faysal el-Sayegh, PSP Secretary-General Zafer Nasser and Jumblatt's advisor, Houssam Harb. Alongside Arslan were the Vice-President of the Democratic Party, Nassib el-Gohary, former minister Saleh Gharib and members of the party's Political Council.
Teymour Jumblatt had already visited Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil on November 13 of last year and Marada party leader Sleiman Frangieh on December 26.
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