According to the newspaper, the leadership of Hizbullah is discussing the withdrawal of its fighter from Syria with President Michel Suleiman
...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too...
Sources told the daily that the party voiced hope that the conditions in Leb would be adequate to kick off the withdrawal process.
Suleiman said in an interview with As Safir newspaper on Thursday that he is "against the party's engagement in battles in Syria."
He stressed, however, that he is ready "to discuss with it the matter in an attempt to convince it to withdraw its fighters."
Hizbullah has dispatched fighters to battle alongside the Syrian regime against rebels seeking the overthrow of
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
The conflict, pitting a Sunni-dominated rebel movement against Assad, has raised sectarian tensions in Leb and Lebanese Sunni fighters have also been killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebels.
Suleiman expressed hope on Friday that Hizbullah would withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately as per the Baabda declaration that calls for disassociating Leb from regional conflicts, and to maintain Leb's best interest.
The Baabda Declaration was unanimously adopted during a national dialogue session in June 2012. It calls for Leb to disassociate itself from regional crises, most notably the one in Syria.
Lebanese parties are sharply divided over the crisis in Syria as the March 8 alliance continuously expresses its support to Assad, while the March 14 camp voices its support for the popular revolt.