 The future of Lebanon "is guaranteed as Syrian tutelage has ended and all of Lebanon has reconciled," according to Progressive Socialist Party leader and MP Walid Jumblatt on Thursday.
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Jumblatt visited Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir at his residence in Bkirki in the first meeting for two of the most influential figures in Lebanon since the withdrawal of the Syrian troops. After the meeting, Jumblatt called for a united gathering to celebrate when the final report by the UN probe into former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination was released.
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"Today, all of Lebanon reconciled for the sake of its sovereignty, independence and respect of human rights," said Jumblatt. "Where were we then, and where are we now? ... The tutelage ended and they left and left, and now we have to be patient... as Lebanon is now on the right path," said Jumblatt, whose meeting comes a day after the Maronite Church released a strong statement urging an international probe into the latest scandal of the unearthed mass graves in Anjar. |