Phalange Party Welcomes Intra-Christian Reconciliation
The Phalange Party on Monday welcomed efforts to arrange intra-Christian reconciliation and reiterated its rejection of weapons that are not controlled by the state.
The party, in a statement released after the weekly meeting by its politburo under ex-President Amin Gemayel, also rejected maintaining areas that are not controlled by state authority, in reference to Hizbulllah strongholds that are off limits to regular troops and security forces.
The statement urged Hizbullah leadership to "clarify the political stand it adopts regarding the fate of weapons."
The party urged authorities to issue a statement "as soon as possible" clarifying the aim of the recent deployment by Syrian troops close to Lebanon”s northern borders.
"It is the right of every Lebanese citizen to know the truth regarding what is happening (across the northern borders) to safeguard Lebanon”s sovereignty," the statement noted.