Paris: All Lebanese Parties Should Preserve Unity, Sovereignty of Lebanon

France has said that all Lebanese parties should work together through dialogue to preserve the unity and sovereignty of their country.

“It is important that Lebanese parties work together with the mentality of dialogue and understanding to preserve the unity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon,” the French foreign ministry spokesman said in response to a question on French Ambassador Denis Pietton’s call for consensus on the new cabinet.

“Our ambassador was very clear,” the spokesman told reporters on Tuesday.

Pietton said on Monday that only the state guarantees Lebanon’s sovereignty and President Michel Suleiman represents its authority.

He also called for the speedy formation of the new government that would “confront the urgent economic and social challenges facing the country.”