Jumblatt: We need new Sunni-Shiite accord

Progressive Socialist Party leader, MP Walid Jumblatt said that “the revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, which liberated people from the regimes' chains, are not in danger.” The Socialist leader released the statement during a seminar organised by the 'Friends of Kamal Jumbaltt Association,' called ‘The Rise of Islamists and Fundamentalism to Power in Arab Countries’. “However we fear for Syria, where we heard about a 'miracle' today, which was the issuing of a new constitution and the abolition of Article 8 of the old constitution,” he added on Wednesday. Jumblatt slammed Baath Party saying it is “replicating itself and the best thing for it to do is to step down.” Jumblatt also criticised Russia and China, which have recently used a rare double veto at the UN Security Council to block a resolution condemning Assad's brutal crackdown on dissent, by saying that the two countries want Assad to remain in power in order to preserve their interests. Regarding the situation in Lebanon, Jumblatt said: “The Taef [Accord] is over. We need a new Taef between the Sunnis and the Shia, which is the reason why we need a new settlement.” However, he added that “there is no danger of a civil war” in Lebanon.