At the beginning of the cabinet session held at the Baabda presidential Palace, President Michel Aoun congratulated the Lebanese on the holy month of Ramadan, hoping that “it would bring along an understanding on the election law.”
Aoun pointed out that “the Ministry of Economy has taken measures to prevent prices’ increase and protect the consumers, requesting on other ministries to protect citizens from fraud as well.”
President Aoun also hailed “the martyrs of the Army, the Resistance and the people who fell in defense of the homeland,” pointing out that “the joy of this Liberation Day will not be complete until the entire Lebanese territory is liberated.”
Commenting on the summit in Riyadh and the circumstances that accompanied the issuance of the final statement, after the departure of the Lebanese delegation, President Aoun said “We, in Lebanon, are committed to what is stated in the inaugural speech and the ministerial statement.”
Tackling the security situation in the country, the president referred to an increase in traffic accidents, calling for “measures to mitigate these incidents.”
The president announced that he called for a meeting of the Higher Defense Council on Friday to address the security situation and measures to be taken during the month of Ramadan.
“The political parties and the House of Representatives have until June 20 to reach an agreement [on the electoral law],” the president went on, stressing the need to finalize a suitable law.
Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, also spoke at the session, stressing that “Liberation Day is a great achievement for Lebanon, and we have been able to liberate parts of our homeland thanks to our united position towards the Israeli enemy.”
Hariri called on the competent bodies, especially the Ministry of Energy and Water and the Council for Development and Reconstruction, to seriously consider the issue of pollution in the Litani River.
As for Lebanon’s position at the Riyadh Summit, the PM said “The Lebanese position expressed by our national unity stems from the inaugural speech and the ministerial statement. What matters to us is that the positive atmosphere remains, and Lebanon stays neutralized from the problems surrounding it. Lebanon’s participation in this conference was natural, and we are constantly working on restoring good relations with all countries in view of how important this is to us.”
On the election law, he said “There must be a way to pass a law because no one is satisfied with the vacuum or the 1960 bill.”
Source: NNA
