Geagea Determined on Confronting Iran”s Ancient Middle East
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Thursday accused the opposition of seeking to divert attention from the presidential elections issue by issuing a decoy call for dialogue.
"They don”t want serious dialogue. They merely want a photograph" of leaders gathered at a dialogue hall, Geagea told reporters.
That is why, Geagea added, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri did not schedule a meeting with Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri.
Dialogue, according to Geagea, "can only be serious if it was carried out back stage. Its result would then be declared."
"There would be no progress in the absence of an elected president. That is why our first step should be to fill in the vacant presidential office, Geagea added.
He said the March 14 alliance is determined on confronting the "ancient Middle East scheme that Iran is trying to implement. This is not the Middle East that we hope for."