Head of the Progressive Socialist Party, MP Taymour Jumblatt, affirmed that “there is no escape from internal dialogue, regardless of its form or circumstance, especially in the face of political sterility in the country and the severest degrees of paralysis affecting the various apparatuses.” He considered that “the accumulated crises portend more dangers at various financial, economic, social and structural levels.” In an issued statement on the sidelines of his meetings at the Mukhtara Palace on Saturday, Jumblatt called for “taking the necessary measures and reforms required to restore the structure of institutions in order to avoid the vacuum that moves from one to another, especially those that still guarantee the security of the Lebanese and what remains of the economy.” Thanking all congratulating delegations visiting Al-Mukhtara Palace today, he affirmed the continuation of “Al-Mukhtara’s historical approach and its national role, and the continued openness of the Progressive Socialist Party towards dialogue and approaching the current problems in a comprehensive national spirit.” On a different note, MP Jumblatt received a phone call today from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and the Russian President’s Special Envoy to the Middle East and North Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, congratulating him on his election as head of the Progressive Socialist Party, stressing the “historical relationship that binds Russia to the Progressive Party.” Bogdanov extended a special invitation to Deputy Jumblatt to visit Moscow at his convenient timing.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon