Geagea: New president must regain strategic decision, win trust of Arab nations
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has said that the country’s new president must “act 180 degrees contrary to what we witnessed over the past six years, especially as to returning the strategic decision to the state.”
“The new president must also fight corruption fiercely, not through statements, and must not let his people and those around him commit major corruption with every sunrise,” Geagea added, in an interview with Saudi newspaper Okaz.
The country’s new head of state should also win “the confidence of Arab states, especially Gulf nations,” the LF leader went on to say, noting that the Gulf would “help Lebanon overcome its crises” should such a president be elected.
As for Speaker Nabih Berri’s call for dialogue over the new president, Geagea said “any dialogue table over the presidency would be useless, because the previous dialogues proved futile.”
Asked about reports that Hezbollah might make a new alignment regarding the Taif Agreement and the defense strategy, Geagea said: “I wish that would happen from the bottom of my heart, because that would solve the problem in Lebanon.”
“If Hezbollah carries out a revision and a re-interpretation of the situation in Lebanon and the current events in the region, and accordingly changes its policy, that would help us in Lebanon resolve all problems,” the LF leader added.
Asked about the security situation in the country, Geagea said he does not fear for security in the presence of the army and the Internal Security Forces, describing the latest Ashrafieh incident as regrettable yet unpremeditated.
“It did not happen based on a political decision from any political party. It should be treated as a traffic accident and it should not be repeated,” Geagea added.
Source: Naharnet
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