BEIRUT: Talks between the Lebanese Forces and Michel Aoun’sFree Patriotic Movement have achieved “remarkable progress,” an MP from FPM chief Michel Aoun’s bloc said Thursday, after meeting with LF leader Samir Geagea.
“I don’t want to announce the results [of the meeting], I would rather leave that to Gen. Michel Aoun and Dr. Samir Geagea,” MPIbrahim Kanaan said after the talks, which he described as “important.”
“Certainly, we have achieved remarkable progress. The work is serious and takes into consideration the concerns of both groups.”
Kanaan said discussion focused on the content of a “declaration of intent,” which the rival political groups are jointly composing. The document is expected to announce the LF and FPM’s renewed commitment to abolishing past tensions between their parties.
Speaking to The Daily Star, a source familiar with the talks between the two Christian groups said the meeting was “very productive – things are on the right track.”