Geagea says 'no' to normalizing relations with Syrian gov't, slams Hezbollah

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) - The leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, stated during an interview with the Al-Modon News Agency on Saturday that he is opposed to Lebanon normalizing relations with the Syrian government.

"There is no regime in Syria - the equation is international. We want normalization and reform of relations with all of Syria and not one part of the Syrian people," Geagea stated.

Geagea stressed that refugees do not desire to go back to Syria because the government is the reason why they left for Lebanon.

"It is impossible to normalize with this regime...It is the one to have caused their displacement and does not desire their return...Lebanon will not normalize relations with a regime that does not exist...We want normalization with Syria in full."

The Lebanese Forces leader also took the offensive against Hezbollah, stating that Lebanon did not approve their role in the Syrian War.

"Even if Hezbollah claimed victory, the reality on the ground is known...The State was not the one to ask Hezbollah to go to Syria and therefore, it will not be rewarded," he added.

Geagea has long been a political opponent of Hezbollah and the Syrian government; he vocally supported the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on a number of occasions.

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