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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Aoun reconciles with former LF foes
2005-05-10
One day after his historic return from exile, former Lebanese Army General Michel Aoun called on his former political foes to "look ahead to the future, but keep an eye on the past." After meeting on Sunday with Strida Geagea, the wife of jailed Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea who fought a bloody battle with Aoun toward the end of Lebanon's civil war, Aoun said: "We hope Geagea will be free with us soon, and I will try to meet with him as soon as possible, even if that means I visit him in his jail."

Aoun, who received a welcoming telephone call from Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and met with former President Amin Gemayel during the day, is also expected to meet with Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir following a visit from Archbishop Roland Abu Jaoude on behalf of the patriarch. Sfeir and Aoun had sharp differences in the past, but during Sfeir's recent trip to Paris, the two reconciled their differences. He is expected to meet with Hizbullah today.
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