Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea urged on Monday President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam to form the new cabinet without any delay, warning that the situation will further deteriorate if the process remained at a standstill.

“It is time for the government to be formed and the parliamentary blocs would have to assume their responsibilities afterward,” Geagea said in an interview with al-Akhbar newspaper.

President Michel Suleiman has said Lebanese authorities would push for the return of some of the Syrian refugees, who have escaped to Lebanon, to safe areas in their country.

In remarks to An Nahar newspaper published on Monday, Suleiman said: “Their return would take place through coordination with the local administration.”

Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Monday that his initiative doesn't target the jurisdictions of the President or the Premiers, pointing out that it aims at reviving dialogue among the Lebanese and bridging the gap between the foes to end the lingering crises.

“My initiative was set according to national interests,” Berri said in comments published in local newspapers.

President Michel Suleiman has postponed a visit he planned to make to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with top officials, his office announced.

The statement did not set a new date for the visit.

Hizbullah sources have denied that the party is mulling to limit the number of its fighters in Syria, pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported on Sunday.

The denial came after official sources told the newspaper that Hizbullah was planning to downsize its members who are fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops against the rebels.

President Michel Suleiman stated that Hizbullah does not accept the use of chemical weapons, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Saturday.

He therefore told the daily: “Syria's chemical weapons have not been smuggled to Lebanon and there is no evidence of their presence in the country.”

President Michel Suleiman on Friday called on the rival political parties to put their confidence in him and in Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam in order to form an “inclusive cabinet,” urging the Lebanese to abide by the Baabda Declaration and to “withdraw from Syria.”

“We cannot say that certain parties have rejected dialogue, since until now no one has rejected it, but each party is announcing a different approach and we can reconcile these approaches, especially that several resolutions were reached in the past, such as the Baabda Declaration,” Suleiman said in an interview with Tele Liban, which was recorded in New York.

Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil warned on Friday that the Syrian refugee crisis is threatening the Lebanese entity, noting that the youth will face more unemployment amid the soaring numbers of refugees.

“We became two people in one nation and not one nation in two countries,” Bassil said in a press conference.

President Michel Suleiman said on Friday that all Lebanese sides began the process of retreating from battles in the neighboring country Syria.

“All parties are in the process of withdrawing their fighters from Syria,” Suleiman said in an interview with BBC Arabic-language service.

The controversial debate over the formation of the cabinet is facing an impasse as each side remains holding on to it's stance.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati called on Friday in comments published in As Safir newspaper for the formation of a “reasonable” government based on a formula that is capable of succeeding.