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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Aoun, Jumblatt put differences aside
2006-04-04
Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun and Progressive Socialist Party Leader Walid Jumblatt have seemingly decided to forget the brawls of the past and turn a new page. Ever since the former army general's return to Lebanon from exile in Paris, and since the parliamentary elections, Aoun and Jumblatt have had a relationship haunted by tension and bickering.

Now, however, the relationship between them is starting to thaw as both sides decided to start a new phase of cooperation. A Source close to the FPM confirmed that relations between the FPM and the PSP are improving, saying: "A mutual friend between Aoun and Jumblatt is bridging the gap between the two parties, where delegations from the FPM parliamentary bloc and the Democratic Gathering are exchanging visits to Aoun and Jumblatt."
Posted by:Fred

#3  they can agree that the festering sores of Hezbollah and the Paleo camps are no. 1 problems, then fight for power between themselves later. Lebanon's civil war was too bloody, still too fresh perhaps
Posted by: Frank G   2006-04-04 18:17  

#2  Apparently, we *can* all get along.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-04-04 17:16  

#1  "We don't want to turn Lebanon into another Iraq."
Posted by: Perfesser   2006-04-04 16:37  

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