Hariri met with Mubarak in Cairo on Tuesday where they discussed the situation in Lebanon, the region, Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the Arab Peace Initiative introduced by Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz in Beirut in 2002, and which Hariri said “intends to create Arab unity.”

Speaking to reporters afterward, who asked him about Lebanon’s political future, (if his parliamentary bloc) Future lost in the coming parliamentary elections, Hariri said, “If they ( the Hezbollah led opposition) win the elections, let them rule. We support true democracy and not the current democracy. Democracy states that the majority should rule, and there should be an opposition.”

Though Lebanon had a special sectarian case, sectarianism cannot be reinforced at the expense of democracy, he said.

Asked if there have been any political deals on the Special Tribunal, which is scheduled to start on March 1, he said, “Had there been any intention for a deal, the tribunal would not have been established.”

The opposition leaders had condemned Saturday’s assaults on March 14 supporters after their participation in the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the Hariri’s assassination, he said.

“We are committed to preserving the country, and we fear subjecting it to any sectarian strife,” but he added protecting Lebanon would not come without “perseverance and sacrifice.”

On Sunday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Meqrin Bin Abdul Aziz and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa in Syria. Asked about the meeting, Hariri replied that he supported Arab unity and the Arab League’s work.

The Palestinian and Lebanese causes were Arab causes, and non-Arabs have nothing to do with them, he concluded, in reference to Iran