Aoun: Honesty Governs Relation with Hizbullah, LF Agreement Not against Anyone

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Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun emphasized Thursday that the FPM's relation with Hizbullah is characterized by honesty and stressed that the recent rapprochement with the Lebanese Forces is “not targeted against anyone.”

“We always share the same vision regarding the urgent issues and our agreement with Hizbullah is based on grand and ethical ideas,” Aoun told Hizbullah's al-Manar TV in an interview marking ten years since Hizbullah and the FPM signed their famous Memorandum of Understanding.

“Our relation with Hizbullah is characterized by honesty, respect of vows and ethical behavior,” Aoun added.

He noted, however, that the MoU's fourth article that tackles “building the state” is yet to be implemented, adding that that must happen through state institutions.

Highlighting his strong “personal friendship” with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Aoun promised Hizbullah's leader that the FPM will “honor its pledges” regarding “the fight against terrorism and Israel.”

Turning to the FPM's recent rapprochement with its long-time Christian rival the Lebanese Forces, Aoun emphasized that “the agreement with the LF does not harm anyone and is not targeted against anyone.”

In a surprise development, LF leader Samir Geagea endorsed Aoun's presidential bid during a landmark ceremony in Maarab last month. The declaration followed months of rapprochement talks between the two parties and a so-called Declaration of Intent joint paper.

Some observers have suggested that Geagea's move came in response to al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri's proposal to nominate Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency although the LF chief has denied this.

Geagea said the endorsement was aimed at "emerging from where we are now to a safer position," in reference to the country's lengthy presidential void.

Y.R.

Comments 10
Missing helicopter 04 February 2016, 23:56

HA is a non-Lebanese entity just like Nusra/ISIS. The shame is on those who are obstructing the rise of the State via Political and Military means. Those who treat Ministries as their own private enterprises. Those who facilitate corruption and no one dares to stop them.
They divided Lebanon into cantoons of corruption and they are getting away with it. We do not care what are the basis for your agreement with HA, we care that you are going along with those crippling the Republic.

Default-user-icon eli (Guest) 05 February 2016, 00:01

is that the Iranian flag behind Nasrallah?

Missing humble 05 February 2016, 01:58

Caporal is a servile 3ameel and can never free himself.

Thumb liberty 05 February 2016, 02:23

Aoun has no values and no ethics to know what honesty and ethics are.

Missing thatisit 05 February 2016, 04:21

aoun the cloun and his t urbanized headmaster talk about honesty and truth and blaa blaa blaa belittling people's intelligence to truly know what this two freaks/criminals are really made of..

Thumb freedomarch 05 February 2016, 06:12

90 % of? the entire population? According to your words ( and I am with 50 - 50 % for Muslims Cristians) BUT, number of 90 % is from 30 % of the entire population smaty!!

Thumb galaxy 05 February 2016, 11:14

two criminals, two thugs, two traitors, one and the same.

Thumb thepatriot 05 February 2016, 12:37

I don't know where the hell he's from, but i never vote him down. I kinda like him!

Thumb thepatriot 05 February 2016, 11:22

tric... seriously now... do you write in Portuguese and then Google Translate or something?

Thumb galaxy 05 February 2016, 12:02

He is not from portugal.