Progress Achieved with Hariri, Relation with LF Not Easy
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun visited PM-designate Saad Hariri at Center House on Friday night to continue the discussions regarding the anticipated cabinet formation.
Previously, Aoun told the French magazine Pelerin in an interview published by the Central News Agency that he was achieving a progress in his discussions with Hariri.
Aoun also said that the relation with Lebanese Forces is not an easy issue because a part of LF”s supporters aspire the segregation of Lebanon, while FPM is working for its unity and seeks that Muslims and Christians live together in a unified Lebanon.
Answering a question, Aoun said that Hizbullah may ignite fear in France, Europe and for westerners in general but the west is far from Lebanon. He added that Lebanese Christians live peacefully with the Shiites since ages, regardless whether those Shiites were Hizbullah supporters or not.
"We have common roots, nationality, and mutual traditions. We should work hand in hand," stressed Aoun.
Aoun described Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as an honest pragmatic and visionary man. He added that Nasrallah realizes the fact that there will never be an Islamic state in Lebanon knowing that the country is religiously diverse and has traditions built upon tolerance and national unity.