Jumblat Calls for Fortifying Lebanon, Speeding up Cabinet Formation
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat stressed to An Nahar daily on Saturday that the new cabinet should be formed soon “in order to fortify Lebanon on the security and economic levels”.
He noted that the region is passing through a difficult period “that has many positive outcomes and some negative ones”.
The daily remarked that the separate meetings held between Jumblat and the Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Reza Shebani and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman on Friday addressed “sensitive” issues in the region, including the situation in the Palestinian territories, Syria, and the Arab Gulf.
The MP’s circles refused to reveal the exact contents of the talks.
Meanwhile, As Safir newspaper added that the meeting between the MP and Feltman focused on the developments in Syria.
“Jumblat and Feltman had contradictory positions on the Syrian issue,” the newspaper said.
Jumblat recently visited France, on what he described as a “sensitive” visit, but he refused to add any more details about his trip.
He stressed however: “We are keen on Syria and its stability and future.”
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