Muslim-Christian summit at Dar el Fatwa

According to Al-Hayat newspaper Dar el Fatwa will host on Tuesday morning a Muslim-Christian summit headed by the Maronite Patriarch Bshara Rai.

The newspaper reported that the summit will be held to discuss the interrelations between Muslims and Christians in the region, as well as the reactions made on Rai’s statements in Paris.

Sources told Al-Hayat that the Secretary General of Lebanon's Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue Mohammad Sammak is in charge of writing the final statement of the summit. Sammak will stress the importance of coexistence in Lebanon on a nationalist basis, the need for Lebanon to respect the Taef agreement and to proceed through governmental institutions to solve all pending issues.

The final statement will shed a light on Christians’ concerns in Lebanon, amid the ongoing turmoil in Syria and the Middle East. 

The sources added that the statement will include a specific item to discuss these concerns, pointing out that it will be mentioned during the meeting that Christians are part of this land and its history, they live among their brothers and that these concerns will fade away with moderate political speeches. 

The statement will also refuse Palestinians’ resettlement outside of their homelands as the attendees will call on their rights for an internationally recognized state as well as their right to return to Palestine and the liberation of the Islamic and Christian holy sites.