Al-Rahi to Suleiman: Dialogue Must be Resumed in Order to Reach Agreement on Defense Strategy

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Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi hoped on Sunday that national dialogue would be resumed in Lebanon in order for all the concerned sides to reach an agreement on a national defense strategy.

He said while addressing President Michel Suleiman during his Sunday sermon: “We hope you will be able to fulfill your pledge of resuming dialogue.”

He gave the sermon from the Deir al-Qamar town in the Chouf, as part of his tour of the region.

Al-Rahi added: “This dialogue is aimed at protecting Lebanon and fortifying it against various dangers.”

“We hope that the talks would develop into a comprehensive national conference that would pave the way for a document of coexistence that would be able to follow up the challenges of our Arab world,” he stated.

Earlier on Sunday, the patriarch and the president held a closed-door meeting at the latter’s summer residence at the Beiteddine palace in the Chouf.

The talks focused on Lebanese and regional developments.

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Default-user-icon Mehdi (Guest) over 12 years

bigdig my little fellow Shiite headbanger sorry to disappoint you but Patriarch Rahi is channeling Samir Geagea, those quotes are from the past ten days...

Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi: “We demand the state to protect these properties according to the constitution and take the necessary security measures to prevent future attacks.”

Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi: “We cannot live in peace if we don’t achieve justice,”

Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi: “The safety of the people can only be achieved through constitutional institutions, the security forces, and army,”

bd, you're are starting to sound dumb in public now, come over and brush up on some of our traditional Shiite intellectual pursuits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_hgjMVp5mo