Jumblatt: "I told Jeffrey Feltman why don't we work together looking for other hypotheses .... Feltman refused!"

 

"....Druze leader Walid Jumblat on Sunday discussed with Syrian President Bashar Assad efforts to defuse Lebanon tensions and consolidate unity, the state-run National News Agency said.  It said the meeting dealt with "the latest developments on the Lebanese arena and the importance of concerted efforts of all Lebanese parties to maintain calm and consolidate national unity so as to face the challenges that may confront it in the future.  Jumblat said Sunday morning, just before heading to Damascus, that Syria and Saudi Arabia are currently considering ways to resolve the crisis over the International Tribunal Indictment.   "I heard that the indictment has been postponed till March," Jumblat said during a political meeting in the town of Aanout in Iqlim al-Kharroub. He said Lebanon cannot wait till March to relaunch crisis talks. "Delaying the indictment means delaying the problem ..... And I know that Syria and Saudi Arabia are now considering ways to deal with this issue," Jumblat uncovered. Turning to the issue of false witnesses, Jumblat believed that voting on this issue will lead to a "big dilemma .... Justice and stability have to go together .... This is my motto." Jumblat said he has conveyed this to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman during his visit to Lebanon last week."We discussed points of disagreement, and I told him why don't we together look for other hypotheses. Of course, he (Feltman) refused," he said...."