Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Sunday noted that dialogue is the only way to resolve the differences with Hizbullah.

“Lebanon and the Sunni community are being targeted, but we, through our behavior, have the choice to preserve the community or abandon it,” Hariri said after talks in Msaitbeh with former premier and incumbent Beirut MP Tammam Salam, who will run on a Mustaqbal list in the upcoming parliamentary polls.

“To preserve the community, it is necessary to endorse the approach of the late Saeb Salam and martyr premier Rafik Hariri, who were sacrificing themselves for the sake of the community and the country without considering their personal interests,” Hariri added.

Turning to the issue of the relation with Hizbullah, the premier said: “If I don't engage in dialogue with Hizbullah, then with whom will I be engaged in dialogue? Dialogue takes place with those whom we differ with, not with those whom we agree with.”

“Shall we engage in dialogue with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea? I'm in agreement with Dr. Geagea over the (defense) strategy and in all matters. Certainly I will not engage in dialogue with any party with which I agree but rather with those whom I disagree with,” Hariri explained.

He added: “Rafik Hariri's school has taught us to talk to everyone.”

Separately, Hariri noted that the upcoming CEDRE economic conference in Paris will “provide more than 900,000 jobs” in Lebanon.