Suleiman Says Democracy Strengthens Equality

President Michel Suleiman stressed on Saturday that the popular uprising that the region is witnessing toward democracy strengthens the relations between the countries, the National News Agency reported.

“The democratic transformation… allows the countries to deal with each other on the basis of equality,” he said.

Suleiman during a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Antonine University headed by Father Germanos Germanos noted the “pioneer role the university is playing concerning the scientific and technical developments.”

The president said: “Education has an important role in stirring up the spirit of research and openness to others, and this is what distinguishes Lebanon and constitutes a fundamental basis of democracy.”