Jumblatt Meets Patriarch Sfeir, Says Dark Forces Intervened and Torpedoed S-S Initiative

Head of the Democratic gathering MP Walid Jumblatt said following a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir in Bkirki, "The dark forces intervened and torpedoed the Syrian-Saudi Initiative, and are also responsible for expediting the indictment."

He added that the Syrian-Saudi initiative was close to making a major breakthrough in their efforts to end the debate over the international tribunal, warning that the indictment is supposed to be issued in any minute.

The MP called on both March 8 and March 14 forces to resume talks, calling on some factions in March 14 not to use senseless language.

"If I was informed about the details of the Syrian-Saudi initiative, I would have proposed that the conditions of both the opposition and Prime Minister Saad Hariri be put in one basket under the sponsorship of both Arab states in Riyadh. We can today place this basket under Lebanese sponsorship," Jumblatt said.