President Michel Suleiman on Monday said relations with Syria are based on a "new chapter of frankness" and honest dealing.

Suleiman made the remark to reporters after receiving a delegation from the UK's House of Commons at the Baabda Palace.

Suleiman said peace in the Middle East would not be achieved if Israel maintained its rejection of the Palestinian refugees' right to return to their original homeland, which is pre-Israel Palestine.

He said a "new era of dialogue would be launched" through the Conference on National Dialogue that is scheduled for Tuesday at the Baabda Palace.