Opposition Calls for Dialogue among Cabinet Members before Resuming All-Party Talks
The March 14-led opposition stressed the need to resume dialogue in Lebanon but among members of the “new parliamentary majority camp,” al-Mustaqbal newspaper reported on Thursday.
March 14 leadership sources told the daily in comments on Speaker Nabih Berri’s call for all-party talks, that “the dialogue is a vital necessity, but among the new majority camp… amid the disputes that proved they are incapable of resolving even the smallest issues.”
Berri urged officials on Wednesday to return to the dialogue table, announcing that he will discuss the issue with President Michel Suleiman.
“We don’t refuse the national dialogue principle,” the sources said.
They stressed “any dialogue must be based on the national consensus in order to implement them.”
Concerning the turmoil in neighboring Syria and the repercussions it might have on Lebanon, the sources noted that “discussing the Syrian issue and its effects requires stressing on the Lebanese sovereignty first, and refusing the Syrian violation along the border and the Syrian ambassador’s behavior.”
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