The former minister and MP, Nima Tohme, said in a statement, “What is happening today in the Arab and international movement, specifically the Gulf region, keeps the window of hope in Lebanon, especially through the Saudi role, which has a long history in supporting Lebanon, helping it, and extricating it from its crises and setbacks, and that is what closely accompanied it.” From the seventies to the current stage, when the Kingdom was working and seeking to stop the war, which led to the Taif Agreement,” stressing that “Saudi Arabia did not and will not abandon Lebanon, and its officials must realize the interest of their country and carry out the required reforms. We are in a vicious circle.”
Tohme praised “the pioneering role played by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the pioneer of the Saudi renaissance and the owner of a clear and insightful vision, as he moved the kingdom to the ranks of high-end countries, where it is a subject of pride and pride for the Arabs and the whole world,” noting that “the Saudi Crown Prince Through his Arab and international tours to what happened in Jeddah, the Gulf summit, which is the most prominent, indicates the dynamism of Prince bin Salman and his endeavors to fortify the Arab arena in the face of future challenges at all levels.
Finally, Tomah called on officials to “a stand of conscience towards people who suffer poverty, destitution and the difficulty of life in light of the exacerbating crises and the pauses of humiliation in front of fuel stations to pharmacies and now in front of ovens,” and said: “Is this good people not enough wherever what happens with them?” Once once more, that and “in the absence of an economic emergency and good intentions and internal remedies by all those responsible for these crises, Lebanon will reach a difficult stage and at that point, regret will not work.”
