Netanyahu”s Rigid Stance Calls For More Arab Unity, Safeguarding the Resistance
Lebanon”s President Michel Suleiman described the latest expressed stance by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speech concerning the Middle East peace process as rigid, calling on Arab leaders for further unity and for safeguarding the resistance.
"The Israeli stance expressed by PM Netanyahu is characterized with rigidity, whether in dealing with the issue of peace, or on the level of settling the issue of Palestinian refugees. [This] calls on Arab leaders for more unity and to safeguard the spirit and willingness of the resistance," Suleiman said.
The president added that the Arab Peace initiative provides a good opportunity in achieving a just and comprehensive peace.
"Lebanon has always warned against Israeli rigidity and has repeatedly cautioned against the negative effect this [rigidity] could have on the efforts of the international community in arriving at a just settlement for the region”s crisis," said Suleiman.
He called on world powers to "further press the Israeli government to accept just and peaceful initiatives."
Suleiman received Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar and new members of the High Judicial Council that were sworn in.
The president also received State Ministers Talal Arsalan, Yussef Takla, Wael Abu Faour MPs Nader Sukar, Robert Ghanem and Canadian MP from Ontario Khalil Ramal.