Geagea Speech Saturday to Tackle Conditions of Christians, Latest Developments
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Thursday that his speech following Saturday’s mass commemorating the fallen members of the party will tackle regional developments and their effect on Christians.
He told Free Lebanon radio that it will also focus on internal Lebanese developments.
Under the title “Memorial Mass for the Martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance,” Geagea will address the LF supporters on Saturday in a mass that is an annual event organized by the LF at the Fouad Shehab Stadium in Jounieh.
A LF source told al-Liwaa daily on Thursday that he will focus on the Christians’ conditions in Lebanon and the east in a position already announced by the leadership after the Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s stances during his visit to France.
Earlier this month, al-Rahi’s statements created controversy in Lebanon when he said: “Syrian President Bashar Assad must be given a chance because he is implementing reforms in Syria.”
He also called on the international community to force the implementation of resolutions issued by the U.N. Security Council in order to strip Hizbullah of excuses to possess arms.
However, the patriarch later asserted that his statements “were taken out of context and therefore they were misinterpreted.”
The source told the daily that Geagea will also tackle the popular uprisings in the Arab world, stressing that the LF and the Christians support freedom in the Arab world and the rise of democratic regimes.
He will also address the developments in Syria.
The source noted that the importance of Geagea’s speech is that it comes a day after the meeting of top Maronite leaders that will be held in Bkirki on Friday to discuss the possibility of adopting the proportional representation in the electoral law.
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