Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq stressed Thursday that Patriarch Beshara Boutros Rai supports dialogue between all rival parties.
“It has become clear that agreement has been reached to ensure quorum at the parliamentary session dedicated to elect a new president,” al-Mashnouq said following a meeting with Rai in Bkerke.
The minister declared that he briefed the Patriarch on the latest security developments, stressing that the security situation is under control.
“The security situation can be further improved once a new president is elected and political security is reached,” he added.