central – This morning, Baabda Palace witnessed a series of meetings that dealt with political, security, social and educational issues.
Politically, President Aoun received Representative, Major General Jamil Al-Sayed, and held a horizon tour with him that dealt with the current political developments, the post-parliamentary elections phase, and the security situation in the Baalbek-Hermel region..
Mr: After the meeting, Representative al-Sayed made a statement, in which he said: “I had the honor to meet His Excellency the President, and I discussed with him the issue following the elections and thanked him for the effort he and the government made to hold the elections on time, despite all the negatives related to the law itself and the ugly conditions that accompanied it. No Especially financial bribes and other matters, but in the current state of the country, it is better to hold elections, regardless of the loopholes, than not to have them.She also touched on the security situation in the Baalbek-Hermel region, especially in the Baalbek region following the tragic incident that resulted in two deaths. On our always encouraging local reconciliations that we are accustomed to in the region, but I insisted on His Excellency the President that the Lebanese army and security forces be more ready and present on the ground than ever before, in order to avoid the escalation of the matter and the occurrence of sedition between sects and sects“.
He added: “We also briefly discussed the economic recovery plan, and I explained to His Excellency the President the major gaps in it, especially as it comes in tragic financial and economic living conditions, and my permanent view is that people are the basis and not numbers, so when good people exist, solutions exist and when bad people continue Solutions fall even if it rains gold“.
Regarding the post-election benefits related to the presidency of the Council and the government, and then the presidency of the republic, he clarified that “regardless of the elections for the presidency of the Council and its course, which I will talk regarding at a later time, I discussed with His Excellency the President the formation of the government in light of what is currently circulating regarding the possibility of a caretaker government.” The government of Prime Minister Mikati will continue in it until the end of the term, with what goes along with this of the deterioration of the country in all respects.In my opinion, the continuation of the caretaker government until the presidential elections is a conspiracy once morest the people before it is a conspiracy once morest the president and the covenant, because the people need To a government that manages their affairs, and in this regard, I had an opinion that His Excellency the President may take or not, and that it is constitutional, and in the event that a maneuver actually took place not to form a government, His Excellency the President may not hand over the powers of the presidency to a caretaker government at the end of his term, Because the powers of the presidency are not among the issues covered by the caretaker, and it is not possible, in my opinion, for His Excellency the President to leave and hand over his powers to a caretaker government that does not have constitutional powers by itself and cannot, therefore, inherit the constitutional powers as a trap President’s day“.
Archbishop Suef: In addition, President Aoun received the Maronite Archdiocese of Tripoli, Archbishop Youssef Soueif, who thanked him for the sympathy of the parishioners and the Abu Joudeh family on the death of the former pastor of the Archdiocese, Archbishop George Abu Joudeh, and awarded him a medal in appreciation of his contributions. Archbishop Soueif also presented with President Aoun the diocese’s conditions and needs, educational issues and the difficult conditions that educational institutions and schools are going through and the need to address them in order to preserve its educational and national role..
Bishop Haddad: Also, President Aoun received the royal Greek Catholic Archbishop of Sidon and Deir El Qamar, Archbishop Elie Haddad, accompanied by Karkha Mayor Jean Nakhleh, the parish priest Father Walid Al-Deek and Mukhtar Anwar Nassura.
During the meeting, Archbishop Haddad invited the President of the Republic to attend the inauguration ceremony of the shrine of Saint John the Baptist in the town of Karkha in Jezzine District, in the presence of the Roman Catholic Patriarch Youssef Al-Absi, on Saturday 4 June at 6:00 pm.
During the meeting, the situation of the Diocese of Sidon and Deir al-Qamar and the needs of its children, in addition to spiritual and social issues, were discussed.
