Gemayel Warns from Turkey of 'Dormant Dictator Cells' Being Protected by Totalitarian Regimes
Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel warned on Friday of forces in the Arab world that may seek to impose new dictatorships in the region.
He noted the existence of “dormant dictator cells” in the Arab world that are being protected by totalitarian regimes.
He made his remarks from a conference in Turkey on the Muslim and Christian positions on the Arab Spring and peace in the Middle East.
Gemayel called for a “radical” way to spread the principles of democracy, freedom, and diversity in the Arab world “in a manner that would help achieve real peace in the region.”
“The peaceful religious and political movements are beginning to accept the democratic approach in the Arab world,” he continued.
The Phalange Party chief hoped Muslims and Christians would overcome their differences with dialogue in order to achieve “real partnership between the state and society.”
The conference was attended by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a number of Muslim and Christian figures from the Arab world, including Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani and the Maronite patriarch's representative Archbishop Boulos al-Sayyah.
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