BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai welcomed Sunday talks between Lebanon’s rival parties, saying that it was essential to building internal cohesion.
During his Sunday sermon, the patriarch said that dialogue sessions “decrease tensions, build internal cohesion, unify the national vision and preserve the Lebanese model of [coexistence].”
The patriarch lauded the principles of partnership and coexistence that he said are characteristic of the National Pact- the 1943 agreement between Christians and Muslims that laid the foundation of Lebanon as a multi-confessional state.
Lebanese rival political parties have decided to engage in dialogue sessions in light of increased domestic tension and the tenth-month presidential impasse.
Top officials from Hezbollah and the Future Movement have met on seven separate occasions since Dec. 27 in a bid to ease sectarian tensions.
The Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces are also preparing for highly anticipated talks between FPM chief Michel Aoun and LF leader Samir Geagea.
No date has been scheduled for the meeting.
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