Jumblat to Saudi Crown Prince: No Harm in Talks with Iran

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Saturday encouraged the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to initiate talks with Iran to counter any looming war, and said that a settlement with Iran would help Lebanon implement its dissociation policy.

“A settlement with Iran would give us more strength and determination here in Lebanon to implement the dissociation policy and to get Lebanon out of this dilemma,” said Jumblat on his Twitter account.

Jumblat hailed Prime Minister Saad Hariri's move when he put his resignation on hold pending talks with political parties.

The PSP leader, who usually takes to twitter to comment on various developments on the regional and domestic arena, went on in a series of tweets and commented on the reforms process in SA.

“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam suggests a semi-cultural revolution that brings the kingdom back to what it was before in 1979. This is very important to create a stream of Islamic moderation for openness to all religions, and the visit of the Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi is the perfect example. I have been told that an old church will open pending the construction of a new church,” he said.

“Let us remember the cultural revolution in China in the 1960s and the terrible damage that was left. I prefer the gradual opening up of the Deng xio Ping method, which opened the door for modernization in China. But of course, every country has its own particularity,” he added.

“But the challenges are enormous, and the modernization of the Kingdom is an Islamic and Arab necessity. But this mission can not be successful while the Yemen war is going on,” added the PSP leader.

“Out of keenness for the Kingdom and the Yemeni people, there is a need for reconciliation or compromise. There is no shame in having talks with the Islamic Republic to arrange this settlement away from useless personal attacks from here and there. Peace and reconciliation must prevail between the two peoples,” he concluded.

“It is very easy to fire the first bullet in war,” added Jumblat.