Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt told Al-Manar television on Monday that “the page is turned with Syria,” adding that he has a lot to tell Syrian President Bashar al-Assad when the two meet.

Hezbollah issued a statement earlier in the day that Assad is ready to meet Jumblatt soon. The PSP leader told Al-Jazeera on Saturday that he had previously made some inappropriate comments about Assad “in a moment of anger and loss.” In 2007, Jumblatt called Assad "the dictator of Damascus... a savage... an Israeli product, a liar... and a criminal.”

Jumblatt expressed gratitude for Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan and Tawhid Movement leader Wiam Wahhab’s efforts to make possible his expected visit to Damascus, Al-Manar added.

-NOW Lebanon

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