Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday restated his satisfaction regarding the progress of the dialogue between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal Movement.

"The second dialogue session's achievements were more than positive. They went beyond bilateral meetings to provide cover to national security and general stability,” Berri said during the weekly Wednesday meeting with MPs.

Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal movement agreed Monday during their second dialogue session to support efforts to “continue the implementation of the security plan across all Lebanese regions,” revealing that they have made “progress” on the issue of defusing Sunni-Shiite tensions.

“Discussions tackled a main topic – defusing sectarian tensions – and serious progress was made in this regard,” said a joint statement issued after the talks in Ain al-Tineh.

Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh stressed Wednesday that his March 8 coalition will not accept the election of a so-called “centrist” president, hoping Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun will manage to win the presidential seat.

“Aoun briefed me on the talks he is conducting … We hope the next president will be an essential partner with everyone and of course we hope the General will reach” the Baabda Palace, Franjieh said after meeting Aoun in Rabieh.

Egypt on Monday welcomed the dialogue between al-Mustaqbal Movement and Hizbullah, calling for supporting and assisting Lebanon.

In a statement published by state-run al-Ahram newspaper, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry said: “We hope that this dialogue maintains stability in Lebanon and paves the way for resolving the problems of this important Arab country.”

The United Nations on Monday welcomed the much-anticipated dialogue that kicked off last week between al-Mustaqbal movement and Hizbullah, hoping it will contribute to ending the protracting presidential vacuum.

Hizbullah deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem welcomed on Wednesday the dialogue between the Mustaqbal Movement and Hizbullah, hoping that it will lead to solutions to pending problems.

He said: “Dialogue prepares the ground for a joint battle against terrorism that has become a threat to all.”

Speaker Nabih Berri voiced on Wednesday his satisfaction with the dialogue between the Mustaqbal Movement and Hizbullah that was held on Tuesday.

He hoped that the talks would be expanded to include other forces.

Al-Mustaqbal movement and Hizbullah held their first, long-awaited meeting in Ain al-Tineh on Tuesday evening under the auspices of Speaker Nabih Berri, in an attempt to devise a “roadmap” and a “mechanism” for the coming dialogue sessions between the two parties.

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc hoped Tuesday that the dialogue with Hizbullah will be a starting point for ending the presidential void, stressing that it “completely rejects” the stances of Iranian Speaker Ali Larijani about the state and Hizbullah.

Head of the Loyalty to Resistance bloc, MP Mohammed Raad, stressed Sunday that Hizbullah is willing to engage in dialogue with the al-Mustaqbal movement while underlining that the party will not give up its principles in any talks.