Salam says keen on recontruction but 'capabilities limited' in Saida visit

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday, as he visited the southern port city of Saida, that the government is keen on reconstructing the war-hit areas but its capabilities are limited.

"I am confident that we will succeed in holding two international conferences to drum up aid for developmental and reconstruction," Salam said, adding that his project is "to restore the state, and the trust of the (Lebanese) people".

French President Emmanuel Macron had vowed to organize two aid conferences for supporting Lebanon and its army, as the war and crisis-hit country plans to disarm Hezbollah and monopolize arms.

After he visited a hospital in Saida, Salam said that the city has many needs but that he can't give promises that the government is not capable of achieving. "We will work within our available capabilities to meet the needs of Saida and all other Lebanese regions," he vowed.