Beirut - Taqrib News Agency (TNA) - Lebanese PSP leader Walid Jumblatt stressed the need to condemn the shooting demonstrations and attacks against the army in Syria.
Jumblatt said he was frank with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the need to achieve a political solution," adding that "No one said that Assad does not enjoy the popularity. "
Asked about the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), the leader of the PSP assured that "bloc vote for its "All prisoners without exception should be released, while rejecting calls from the opposition to foreign intervention. Then it will hold accountable all those who have committed crimes against the Syrian people, without exception too, and allow Arab and international media to cover all Syrian territory, "he said in an interview with Al-Manar TV.
"To reform, we must first annul Article 8 of the Constitution," he said.
Jumblatt denied that his relations with Hezbollah have cooled recently, describing his meeting Thursday night with sayed Hassan Nasrallah of "frank".
He also indicated support equation army-people-resistance, but added "it would one day revive the discussion on a national defense strategy."
"However, an important issue as the weapons should not be discussed in the media," he noted.
Jumblatt has also stressed the importance of not linking the issue of weapons of Hezbollah in case of implantation of Palestinians in Lebanon, these are two different subjects.
"For us, Hezbollah's weapons should be linked to the defense of Lebanon," he confirmed.
Its to Note that Jumblatt's interview followed his meeting with Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who received Head of Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) MP Walid Jumblatt, and Minister of Public Works and Transportation Ghazi Aridi, in presence of Head of Hizbullah Coordination and Liaison Unit Wafiq Safa.
Both parties of the meeting discussed the latest local and regional developments, starting with Palestine and sealing the prisoner release deal from "Israeli" prisoner. They also tackled the situation in Syria, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and the economic and social situation witnessed in the country, in addition to the governmental performance.
Furthermore, they cited the bilateral relation between Hizbullah and the PSP, expressing their desire to raise the level of coordination on all levels in order to face all the challenges of the upcoming stage, on the basis of honesty, awareness, and integrity.
