Gemayel: Bkirki Meeting to Focus on Hizbullah Arms and Sale of Lands

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel has unveiled that talks between top Christian officials in Bkirki on Tuesday would upon other things focus on Hizbullah’s arms and stressed that one meeting is not enough to achieve “tangible” results.

In remarks to An Nahar newspaper on Monday, Gemayel said “a single meeting won’t lead to tangible and direct results” but stressed that holding the talks in Bkirki is “very beneficial” to “break the ice” between the bickering officials.

The meeting “is just a step and would be followed by other steps,” he said.

The meeting will be held between Gemayel, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Michel Aoun, and Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh under the sponsorship of Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi.

The talks would appease the supporters of the officials in different regions, the Phalange leader told the daily.

Gemayel unveiled that the conferees would discuss the cabinet formation process in addition to national and Christian issues such as Hizbullah’s arms and the sale of lands.

The former president stressed that he had “political and not personal” differences with the Christian parties, saying he was in contact with the three other leaders.

Gemayel added that problems should be solved democratically to end tension.