As-Safir Reports, Rayes Confirms Jumblatt to Meet Sayyed Nasrallah to Thank Him

Local Editor, 03-04-2010

As-Safir newspaper reported on Saturday that Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt will meet soon.

According to the daily, Jumblatt wants to meet Nasrallah to personally thank the Hizbullah leader for his efforts in "opening the road to Damascus."

Jumblatt met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Wednesday. The paper reported the PSP leader wants to go over the details of that trip with Nasrallah.

However, Progressive Socialist Party media officer Rami Rayes told New TV television on Saturday that Sayyed Nasrallah and MP Jumblatt will meet soon.

Ongoing communication between the two men is more important than the timing of their meeting, he said.
Rayes also said that PSP members are committed to the party's political decisions, and were positive about Jumblatt's visit to Damascus.

Syria benefits from stability in Lebanon, Rayes said, calling for a strong relationship that is built on trust between the two countries.
Rayes said his party's commitment to the Taif Accord cannot be questioned.