Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir warned Thursday that there would be no strong nation if "every sect wished to create its own state." "We have 18 (religious) communities that should maintain their coexistence through dialogue and understanding and placing the national interest on top of all other interests," Sfeir added. "Dialogue should top violence ... that threatens unity of the Lebanese people," he told reporters at his summer seat in the northern mountain resort of Diman.
Unity among the various Lebanese communities should be "deeply rooted to consolidate stability of the nation," Sfeir concluded. |