MP Mohammad Raad, the head of Hezbollah’s bloc in Parliament, held an ice-breaking meeting with President Michel Sleiman Monday following tension caused by the war in Syria.
But the two sides remained poles apart on crucial issues such as the Syrian crisis, the Cabinet formation efforts and next year’s presidential elections.
“It was a cordial meeting between the president and MP Raad, affirming the continued normal ties between the two sides,” a source at Baabda Palace told The Daily Star.
“Despite divergent views on the crisis in Syria and the Cabinet formation, the two sides maintain contacts,” the source said. “MP Raad’s visit to Baabda Palace has confirmed that there is no break in ties between Hezbollah and President Sleiman,” he added.