Hizbullah's decision to dispatch head of its politburo Sheikh Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed, an official representative of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, to the funeral of slain Druze official Saleh Aridi was seen as a step toward reconciliation between Hizbullah and Walid Jumblat's Progressive Socialist Party.

The daily As Safir on Saturday, citing well-informed sources, said both sides have expressed their desire to "upgrade the present security coordination formula" between Hizbullah's Wafiq Safa and PSP's Akram Shehayeb.

It said serious backstage efforts continue in this regard between Hizbullah and Mustaqbal Movement in a bid to achieve reconciliation.

The sources said there is a "real chance to achieve a breakthrough" in this regard. (An Nahar photo shows Jumblat shaking hands with Hizbullah's Sheikh al-Sayyed)