Mazloum Reiterates Bkirki's Support for 'All-Embracing' Government
Bishop Samir Mazloum denied claims of tensions between the Maronite patriarchate and President Michel Suleiman, reported the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah on Sunday.
He reiterated to the daily Bkirki's support for the formation of an “all-embracing” government.
He explained: “Only an all-embracing cabinet can be formed given the current circumstances in Lebanon.”
This government should pave the way for staging the presidential elections in May, he remarked.
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi had held talks on Saturday with Suleiman.
Mazloum stated that the talks were part of routine visits the patriarch pays to the president on various holidays and national occasions.
Suleiman's six-year term ends in May.
There are growing fears that the ongoing dispute between the March 8 and 14 camps over the formation of a new government may result in the postponement of the elections.
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