Assad Changed his Tone
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has changed his tone.
Jumblat said Assad”s interview with the daily As Safir on Wednesday showed a "change of tone compared to the past."
"He (Assad) has reconsidered his position," Jumblat told As Safir in remarks published Thursday.
Assad "had admitted that there were mistakes done in the past," Jumblat said.
"Lebanon cannot be enemies with Syria. This is against history," he added.
He said Lebanon should not be a "passage" to any political faction hostile to Syria, stressing that he will stick to his principles, including "my moderate contribution" in torpedoing a May 17, 1983 peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
In his interview with As Safir, Assad said he supports bilateral ties between his country and Lebanon but will not accept "oscillating" relations or those based on "political interests."