Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun described his meeting with former President Amin Gemayel as "excellent." "The fact that there was a meeting, an understanding and a joint statement issued is something good," Aoun told reporters following a meeting of his Change and Reform Bloc. "There is a will to reach a solution," Aoun said.Aoun also pointed out that he was willing to meet Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. "I don't mind holding a meeting with Geagea, whether this week or the next, but my meeting with Hariri could take place first," he added.
Aoun said the main topic that he discussed with Gemayel what the importance to reject violence, adding that most Lebanese are for peace, "even if some marginal groups reject it." Responding to a question, Aoun did not exclude the possibility that army commander General Michel Suleiman could become a consensus president, saying his election lies with Lebanon's Parliament.