Phalange party decides to participate in dialogue talks

March 8, 2010 ⋅ 11:08 pm ⋅ Post a comment

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amine gemayel Following its weekly meeting on Monday, the Phalange Party issued a statement that the party decided to take part in the national dialogue—scheduled for Tuesday “despite knowing in advance the obstacles facing the third round of dialogue.”
“Phalange Party is determined to give dialogue sessions all support in order to enhance the position of the presidency and to stress its principle of endorsing dialogue instead of weapons, hoping the dialogue committee would reach one vision for the future of security, stability and independence in Lebanon,” the statement .

The politburo voiced hope that the participants would agree on a unified vision for Lebanon’s security, stability and independence.

The politburo called on all parties for honest and practical response to President Michel Suleiman’s initiative in dealing with the raised topics “topped by the fate of Hezbollah’s arms.”

“All the raised issues, particularly Hezbollah’s arsenal, should be tackled through a state-building approach, rather than considering them an inescapable reality,” the statement added.

The party added that determining Lebanon’s role in the Middle East would facilitate an agreement on the national defense strategy, and not vice-versa.

The Phalange also commended the Zahle bloc for supporting the national dialogue despite its objection to President Suleiman’s selection of Professor Fayez al-Hajj Chahine to represent the city. Suleiman met with Zahle bloc MPs last Friday , asked them to provide him with a list of their demands and promised voice their opinions during the dialogue talks .

The party also called on Speaker Nabih Berri to accelerate the parliament’s adoption of the draft municipal electoral law—approved Thursday by the cabinet—so that the June municipal elections can be held on time.

The politburo welcomed the visits of Suleiman and PM Saad Hariri to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and hailed “the brotherly support offered by the officials of these two countries for the Lebanese State and the course of national consensus.”

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tony ali

it’s not rocket science. eventually Hezbollah will be absorbed into the army and like the statement above says: it needs to be a state building approach. you’re not going to disarm Hezbollah when you have a bare army. that would be stupid. until they iron out responsibilities and objectives of authority and who is the executive in charge of inplementing orders to use force whether against israel or internally, hezbollah will need to hold onto to its weapons.

now before i get ridiculous angry comments and silly comments, i don’t support hezbollah, i only support logic and common sense and it doesnt take a genius to know that eventaully it will happen but they need to build the proper framework to allow them to be absorbed into the army with most likely some sort of voting share as to when to use force internally or externally.
http://YALIBNAN.com Dalal

Well big applause to the Phalange party..alf mabrook ..WHAT A NATIONAL SACRIFICE?
Louay Faour

If you’ve seen my previous comments you’ll see that what I’m trying to get across is exactly what you’re saying here.. Hezballah at the end of the day is Lebanese, and they reflect their love to iran and syria because they support them, just like the FM does about the KSA.. its all logic, common sense, the army has fought terrorists and extremists but right now it doesnt have the capability of fighting off israel for ex.. by the way, love your name
Nazih Massoud

Hezbollah is isolated.they felt their guilt for what they did to Beirut and the crimes they committed.And they realized what they did and what they have been doing is damn wrong.Eventually ,sooner or later they gonna have to join the army;not willingly but have no other choice.And that is all the logic.Their action is very clear , no need for nonsense and foolish explanation or justification on your behalf for your group(Hezbollah).And all other propaganda and the game behind closed door is to preserve their bride and dignity in a way to earn their respect.
voice of truth

no body in his right mind, especially hizballah or the palestinians inside and outside the camps in lebanon, is going to repeat the fatal mistake the lebanese forces made by surrendering what was left of their weapons in the early 90’s to the lebanese army or government.
i have a feeling this so called “dialogue table” scheduled for today is nothing but “hewar torchan”.
i dont see what is the motivation for hizballah to relinquish possession, to a government they deep down distrust,of their arsenal of rockets and weapons, supplied generously throughout the years by iran via syria.
god knows at what costs to the hizb all these weapons were suplied and what would be the costs to break or to amend this holy alliance.
there are other factors, some more valid than others, to take in consideration, besides all the rhetoric on the surface about the resistance and the need to keep ready for an eventual israeli agression. these hidden factors are keeping hizballah from surrendering their weapons, willingly,at least for the near future.
unfortunately, the other parties including the hariri government are:
1-weak politically, militarily and negotiating out of fear, thus fighting an uphill battle.
2-they are not proposing anything to address the hizb deep underlining issues.
so after all that was said, keeping the current situation as is would suit hizballah the most and probably be the only logical outcome to this conference.