Hale Meets Geagea, LF Calls for Adopting Baabda Declaration as Policy Statement Basis
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale discussed on Saturday the latest developments with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea as the party's parliamentary bloc stressed the importance of adopting the Baada Declaration and Bkirki Charter as basis of the cabinet's ministerial policy statement.
According to a statement issued by the LF press office the meeting was held for an hour in Maarab in presence of Elie Khour, Geagea's adviser.
Hale tackled with Geagea the situation along the Lebanese border and means to boost aid to Lebanon.
Earlier, the LF leader headed the weekly meeting for the party's parliamentary bloc called on Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet to adopt the Baabda Declaration and the Bkirki charter exclusively at the government's ministerial statement.
Geagea had been adamant to stay out of the cabinet, saying he would not share power with Hizbullah.
The LF bloc stressed that this is the only way to change the current situation in the country.
The gatherers reiterated that Hizbullah should immediately withdraw its fighters from the neighboring country Syria and to deploy the Lebanese army to control the country's border and UNIFIL peacekeepers according to United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 “if it was necessary.”
The bloc noted that all illegal arms spreading across the country should be under the state's control.
Hizbullah has dispatched fighters to battle alongside the Syrian regime against rebels seeking the overthrow of President Assad.
The conflict, pitting a Sunni-dominated rebel movement against Assad, has raised sectarian tensions in Lebanon and Lebanese Sunni fighters have also been killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebels.
Lebanese parties are sharply divided over the crisis in Syria as the March 8 alliance continuously expresses its support to Assad, while the March 14 camp voices its support for the popular revolt.
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