Berri, Jumblat United over Strategic Matters
Public Works and Transportation Minister Ghazi al-Aridi on Thursday said that MP Walid Jumblat and Speaker Nabih Berri have been "cooperating" to bridge the gap in the country over several fundamental matters.
Berri and Jumblat are in agreement on "many of the basic, fateful and strategic matters," Aridi said after talks with the speaker in Ain al-Tineh.
Both leaders "have been cooperating to bring opposing sides closer toward a unified position over fundamental and fateful matters," he said.
Aridi praised political comments on recent "significant political developments in the country."
He singled out the reactions of Jumblat, Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and MP Saad Hariri to a Der Spiegel report implicating Hizbullah in the murder of former-premier Rafik Hariri.
"What we have achieved so far is significant and must be preserved, shielded and developed," he said.
Aridi voiced hope the upcoming elections will be held in a "calm, secure and stable" atmosphere.
Following the polls, political leaders must abide by the results and work to "maintain the atmosphere I just mentioned," he added.