Suleiman Franjieh's Marada Movement on Saturday rejected bilateral reconciliation with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, which threatens to topple efforts by the Maronite League aimed at launching intra-Christian reconciliation.

Marada's media official also named Suleiman Franjieh said "bilateral reconciliation is rejected."

"We prefer to manage our differences (with the Lebanese Forces) along the lines of our relations with the Phalange Party," he added in a statement to LBC television network.

He said concluding "bilateral reconciliation aims at isolating Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun" who is an ally to the Marada leader in the Hizbullah-led March 8 coalition.

Geagea has said he is ready to meet Franjieh "any time."

The Maronite League on Friday said reconciling Geagea and Franjieh is the first step in a move to achieve intra-Christian reconciliation.

The daily An-Nahar reported Saturday the long-awaited reconciliation between Geagea and Franjieh is expected to take place at the Baabda Palace under the auspices of President Michel Suleiman.

It attributed the report to a Maronite League source.

"The League has managed to overcome a condition by Franjieh that he refused to meet Geagea with the absence of Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun," the source said.

Aoun, according to the source, said he has no problem with Geagea that requires reconciliation, therefore, opening the door to a Franjieh-Geagea meeting.

However, the source added, the League failed to arrange a bilateral meeting between Franjieh and Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir.

Sfeir would receive Franjieh only as a member of a joint delegation of reconciling Maronite leaders, the report added.

However, it hasn't been determined if the delegation would visit Bkirki first or the Baabda Palace, it noted.