BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai said Lebanon cannot avoid U.N. Security Council resolutions and urged national dialogue during the second day of his visit to south Lebanon Sunday.

The patriarch said that the region is undergoing a difficult and sensitive phase and called for national dialogue and said “Lebanon cannot bypass U.N. Security Council resolutions,” during a mass he headed in Sayidat church in Hasbayya, according to El-Nashra.

While in Hasbayya met with Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour, the National News Agency reported.

Earlier Sunday the patriarch travelled to Jdeidet Marjayoun and urged national dialogue outside of the media spotlight.

“Lebanon is facing large challenges in the Arab world… and we hope to strengthen the fixtures between one another and to be aware of our responsibilities in the region,” the patriarch said, adding that domestic disagreements would “not go away if the dialogue remains through the media.”