A three-member committee formed by Speaker Nabih Berri is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to come up with a roadmap for its talks with political parties on the presidential polls, two MPs from his parliamentary bloc said.

MP Ali Osseiran, who is a member of the committee made up from Development and Liberation bloc lawmakers, said: “We will meet today to specify the roadmap for our tour on political parties to guarantee a quorum for a parliamentary session” to elect a new president.

Lebanese Forces MP George Adwan said on Wednesday that the party's chief Samir Geagea is candidate to the presidency, pointing out that the party will soon announce the principles that it will adopt to communicate with its March 14 allies.

“The Lebanese Forces is seriously mulling to endorse Geagea's candidacy,” LF deputy chief Adwan said in an interview with the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper.

President Michel Suleiman demanded Arab nations on Tuesday to share the burden of hosting Syrian refugees, urging also encouraging factions to neutralize the country from the ongoing turmoil in Syria.

“We urge convincing the largest number of Arab countries to share the burden and the number of Syrian refugees,” Suleiman said in a speech he gave at the Arab Summit in the Kuwaiti capital.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi urged on Tuesday the rival parties to dissociate Lebanon from the regional and international turmoils, demanding officials to end the chaos in the country.

“The political, economic, social and security chaos in the country should end,” al-Rahi said in a sermon during a mass he held in Bkirki on the occasion of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

President Michel Suleiman reiterated on Tuesday his complete rejection to any attempt to extend his six-year-term, ruling out that Hizbullah would allow it.

“Extending my term is out of the question. If I was seeking to be granted an extension I wouldn't have taken the stance that I did over the past years,” Suleiman said in an interview with al-Mustaqbal newspaper.

A security plan for various regions in Lebanon was addressed during a Defense Ministry meeting attended by Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji and various heads of security agencies on Monday, reported An Nahar daily on Tuesday.

Mashnouq told the daily: “The gatherers tackled a balanced and fair security plan that we will propose before the Higher Defense Council ahead of referring it to cabinet for approval.”

Prime Minister Tammam Salam warned on Monday that the security situation in Lebanon would not improve if the presidential elections were not held.

In remarks to employees and reporters at a ceremony held at the Grand Serail, Salam said: “Making this achievement would open a new page to the nation and comfort the people.”

President Michel Suleiman tasked on Monday Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil with documenting the cross-border attacks against Lebanese villages.

Suleiman tasked Bassil with documenting the assault on border villages by the Syrian regime in order to take the necessary diplomatic measures.

President Michel Suleiman discussed on Monday with Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the Baabda Palace the general security situation, the state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, the two officials tackled the recent local developments, in particular, the security situation.

President Michel Suleiman traveled on Monday to the Gulf Monarch Kuwait at the head of a delegation to attend the Arab League Summit as the situation in Lebanon is expected to top its agenda.

The delegation is comprised of Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Health Minister Wael Abou Faour along with a number of advisers and security and administrative delegations.