Hariri: Our First Objective Is to Strengthen the State's Institutions

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed that the government’s main goal is to strengthen the State's institution and its military and security forces in order to extend their control over the entire Lebanese territory.

“Our first objective is to strengthen the institutions, the Lebanese army and the security forces in order to extend their control over the entire Lebanese territory. This is what is supposed to happen, and it will hopefully. I confirm that President Michel Aoun insists on this matter more than anyone else does,” said Hariri from Washington during a reception at the Embassy of Lebanon.

“The days that passed have been difficult in the political sense, but the most important is that we agreed since we formed this government to complete the march in the interest of the country,” added Hariri.

“There may be different opinions and disagreements among political parties about what is happening in the country. The most important thing is for the country to protect itself and for the Lebanese army to carry out its duties to protect the Lebanese, the (refugees) camps and the Lebanese borders,” stressed the PM.

Hariri said: “It is important for us to come to Washington and meet with officials to explain the importance of Lebanon in the region and what we are doing to stabilize it.

“Lebanon is in the midst of a region witnessing chaos and we managed to maintain stability by establishing consensus among all political parties and putting Lebanon's interests first. We made sure that this consensus applies to all aspects of government,” he said.

“During this visit, we spoke clearly about Lebanon's interest in maintaining stability, strengthening the Lebanese army, developing the economy and agreeing on how to help the Syrian refugees. But the most important is to help the Lebanese national economy because if it does not rise there will be a problem in the country,” Hariri concluded.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 3
Thumb ex-fpm over 6 years

nobody takes you seriously anymore.

Thumb janoubi over 6 years

this guy is a joke

Thumb galaxy over 6 years

he chooses to be who he is. punish him at the ballot box