Saad: Dialogue under President's auspices dire necessity

MP Antoine Saad said Friday that dialogue sponsored by Lebanese President Michel Sleiman was an important and essential matter among leaders. But he said that some March 8 forces must realize that dialogue is not possible through the "force of weapons." On the forthcoming legislative elections, Saad said that discussing a new electoral law amid the current juncture was a waste of time. He reckoned the current 1960 system was the most realistic, assuming that some March 8 forces will accept it despite their objections. He did not fail to lambast what he termed as "the blatant interference" of Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul Karim Ali in the Lebanese domestic affairs. He renewed calls upon the government to expel the envoy. Saad made these remarks during his meeting with mayors and municipalities' heads in Rashaya.