Sfeir Expresses Fear Over Return to Domineering Syria-Lebanon Relationship
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has expressed fear to Prime Minister Saad Hariri about a return to Syria”s domineering relationship with Lebanon, well-informed sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat.
The sources said Sfeir hinted to Hariri during their talks in Bkirki on Wednesday that the most important thing in the new relations with Syria was for Damascus not to go back to the "old-fashioned way" in dealing with Beirut.
However, the patriarch reportedly expressed relief at the results of Hariri”s visit to Damascus. "Sfeir expressed hope that the new promises would be interpreted into good deeds," the sources said.
Al-Hayat also said that Sfeir announced his backing for Hariri”s efforts to take Lebanon out of the instable situation.