MP Elias Jaradeh considered Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s call for dialogue as “positive and can be built upon to create a non-tense climate between the parties,” calling for taking this initiative seriously.

 

Speaking in an interview with "Voice of All Lebanon" Radio Channel this morning, the MP stressed that "there is no alternative to dialogue to achieve the presidential elections," rejecting the elimination of the other since that would mean building wars, not countries.

 

Jaradeh considered it likely that the army commander will be a way out for Hezbollah because he reassures the party and triggers no provocation, reiterating his belief that "General Joseph Aoun is an opportunity for the advancement of the country," and hoping that the conditions for his reaching Baabda Palace will mature.

 

While welcoming "all regional and international initiatives to push for the election of a president," the MP underlined that "the responsibility remains on the inside because the outside aims at preserving its own interests."

 

He also reiterated his adherence to the four presidential names that he had proposed, "namely General Aoun, MP Neemat Frem, former Minister Ziad Baroud, and candidate Ziad Hayek, because they are names that establish a stage that unites the Lebanese and have the minimum approach required in this phase that Lebanon is going through."