A Christian political party founded by Bashir Gemayel, who was then bumped off when he was elected president of Leb...
Party,
Samir Geagea... Geagea was imprisoned by the Syrians and their puppets for 11 years in a dungeon in the third basement level of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense. He was released after the Cedar Revolution in 2005 ...
, stated during an interview with the al-Modon News Agency on Saturday that he is opposed to Leb normalizing relations with the Syrian government.
"There is no regime in Syria ‐ the equation is international. We want normalization and reform of relations with all of Syria and not one part of the Syrian people," Geagea stated.
Geagea stressed that refugees do not desire to go back to Syria because the government is the reason why they left for Leb.
"It is impossible to normalize with this regime...It is the one to have caused their displacement and does not desire their return...Leb will not normalize relations with a regime that does not exist...We want normalization with Syria in full."
The Lebanese Forces leader also took the offensive against Hezbollah, stating that Leb did not approve their role in the Syrian War.
"Even if Hezbollah claimed victory, the reality on the ground is known...The State was not the one to ask Hezbollah to go to Syria and therefore, it will not be rewarded," he added.
Geagea has long been a political opponent of Hezbollah and the Syrian government; he vocally supported the overthrow of Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
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on a number of occasions.