Bassil after Change and Reform bloc meeting: Christian Shiite row shall never occur

7 December 2016 English

“Free Patriotic Movement” head, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Jebran Bassil, categorically emphasized that Christian-Shiite row shall neither occur today nor tomorrow, calling for the representation of all sides in the government.

“We call for the representation of everyone in the government including Kataeb, Marada, SSNP, Arslanis, and March 8 affiliated Sunni… A 24-member government can accommodate all without norms or constants,” Minister Bassil said in the wake of the bloc’s regular meeting on Tuesday.

The bloc also fervently deplored the Dinnieh’s Bqaa Sifrin attack which left one soldier killed and another injured, voicing full solidarity with the army.

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