Lebanese Sunni majority leader Saad Hariri refused Tuesday any direct talks with Israel, saying it is not in the "national interest to do so," local Elnashra website reported.
Hariri voiced the refusal while speaking to reporters after his meeting with Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfier, head of the Christian Maronite church.
"We will not engage in direct talks with Israel because the national interest requires that," Hariri was quoted as saying.
Talking about talks between Syria and Israel, Hariri expressed his hope that peace would achieved between the two sides "because we are not against peace provided it is a just."
Hariri, meanwhile, opposed the existence of the opposition in Lebanon, saying all parties should be represented in the government.
"The opposition can not be in the government and criticize it at the same time, this is in contradiction," Hariri added.
Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun, who is represented in the government, had declared Monday that he supports direct talks between Lebanon and Israel provided that Syria is involved in these talks.
The Lebanese opposition is represented in the cabinet by one third plus one, having veto power according to the system of the country.
Source: Xinhua
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