House Speaker, Nabih Berri, stressed that “Lebanon will not accept, under any circumstances and regardless of the extent of pressure, to give up any inch or iota of its land or soil, or any of its sovereign rights,” adding that “Lebanon will resort to all available means to protect and preserve these rights and liberate the remaining lands under Israeli occupation.”

Speaker Berri’s remarks came during his meeting, at Ain El-Tineh residence, with a delegation from the newly elected administrative body of the Association For Specialization And Scientific Guidance.

Speaker Berri considered that preserving Lebanon means preserving the South, “which is a collective national responsibility and should be a point of consensus and unity, rather than a point of division”.

Berri added: “If we stand united, we can overcome any challenge that Lebanon may face. It is through unity that we have triumphed, while through division and fragmentation, Lebanon has suffered from hardships and dangers that have threatened its very existence. Today, more than ever, everyone is called upon to strengthen the atmospheres of unity and focus on themes that bring the Lebanese together, while avoiding what divides them.“

Source: NNA