Preparations are underway to restore ties between MP Michel Aoun and Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, sources close to Rabieh told al-Akhbar daily in comments published Saturday.
“Deliberations are not final yet between Bkirki and Rabieh, but there is a positive mood on both sides,” the sources said.

Both sides are awaiting the end of the government file before moving forward with their rapprochement.

The sources denied “there was a mediator between the Free Patriotic Movement and the Maronite Patriarchy” adding that contacts were “direct.”