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Article: LEBANON - Oct 21 - Sleiman Stresses Dialogue As Only Way For Lebanon Jumblatt Wants Syrian Help On Shebaa.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- October 25, 2008
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President Michel Sleiman says that reconciliation and dialogue among rival Lebanese factions were a national duty rather than a political option. Sleiman told representatives of the Lebanese community in Montreal, Canada, that a number of reconciliations have been already achieved, while others were still in the making. The president added that the national dialogue, which he launched in mid-September, has encouraged rival parties to engage and reconcile. "The national dialogue has paved the way for reconciliations", he said. Sleiman, who returned to Beirut later on Oct 21, will chair the second round of dialogue at the Presidential Palace on November 5. He is expected to ...