Sargsyan Rejects Attempts to Destabilize Lebanon, Berri Urges Officials to Reach Consensus
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expressed fear on Tuesday over the negative repercussions that the developments in the region have on the situation on Lebanon.
“We will not allow anyone to destabilize Lebanon,” Sargsyan said during a lunch banquet held in his honor in Ain el-Tineh.
The Armenian president said in a speech at the banquet attended by the March 14 and 8 MPs that “the main challenge is to spread peace and stability in the world, in particular, stopping violence.”
Sargsyan arrived in Beirut on Monday on a three-day official visit to meet senior Lebanese officials.
For his part, Berri called on officials to engage in dialogue as “we can't eliminate others.”
“We should reach consensus over disputed matters irrespective of the crisis in Syria,” he said.
The speaker urged for stronger economic ties between the two countries.
The two officials held earlier talks in presence of Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour and his counterpart Edward Nalbandian.
March 14 opposition MPs participated in the lunch banquet after Berri sought to cancel a parliamentary session that was scheduled to be held on Tuesday during which Sargsyan was planned to address MPs.
Sharp differences surfaced recently between the opposition and the speaker after the opposition accused Berri of luring it to attend parliamentary sessions despite vows by the coalition to boycott all legislative activity.
The alliance rejected attending the session and another one planned to show solidarity with the Palestinian people against the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
The opposition decided to boycott parliamentary activities after the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau chief Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan in October.
The alliance accuses the Syrian regime of being behind the murder and blames Miqati's cabinet for covering the crime.
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