Geagea: Hizbullah Not Even Willing to Let Allies Take Part in Strategic Decisions
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Sunday accused the Hizbullah-led camp of “practicing hegemony over the State’s strategic decisions,” noting that “Hizbullah is not even willing to let its allies take part in these decisions.”
On the second day of his visit to Zahle and the Central Bekaa region, Geagea added: “Why would we engage in (national) dialogue if the other camp is insisting on its point of view regarding the issue of the strategic decisions.”
Asked whether the relation between Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and March 14’s Christians had grown cold, Geagea said: “The patriarch is totally free to voice his opinions and we share a major part of them, but we don’t agree with him on some issues. However, we totally respect his stances.”
Asked about Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil’s accusations against Saad Hariri’s government of delaying the drafting of the oil and gas law, Geagea said: “Anyone can launch accusations, but where was minister Jebran Bassil back then? Wasn’t he in the previous cabinet? Why didn’t he quit if the government was obstructing his work? Why did he remain silent?”
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