27 April 2011 - 19:30

The head of the National Struggle Front MP Walid Jumblatt warned on Wednesday against the Sunni-Shiite divide and stressed that dialogue was necessary at this critical stage.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Speaking to Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, Jumblatt stressed the need for renewing contacts between the head of the caretaker government Saad Hariri, Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah.

According to Jumblatt, the severance of contacts will only lead to more problems. Even more, he warned that the Sunni-Shiite divide in Lebanon may develop into a conflict. "The direction Lebanon is heading to may lead to unforeseen results that will harm everyone," he added.

The Progressive Socialist Party leader revealed that he has tried to suggest initiatives to bring the disputed sides together, but he has so far failed. He said that he recently contacted Hariri requesting him to resume ties with Berri, but the Future party leader did not give him a reply. Jumblatt said he also met with former Prime Minister Fouad Saniora at a mutual friend's house for the same end, "but Saniora cannot do anything without Hariri's approval."

"Dialogue is the only method to end our disputes," Jumblatt stressed.

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