Hezbollah ‘open’ to French proposal for new Lebanon pact: Nasrallah

Beirut: Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah on Sunday said that his Shiite movement is ‘open’ to a French proposal for a new political pact for Lebanon as long as there is national consensus.

“On his latest visit to Lebanon, we heard a call from the French president for a new political pact in Lebanon... today we are open to a constructive discussion in this regard,” Nasrallah said in a speech.

“But we have one condition: this discussion should be carried out ... with the will and consent of the various Lebanese factions,” he added.