Ahmed Haj Ali wrote in Al-Akhbar: “Moscow has instructed the main Russian specialized companies to enter the fields of work and investment in Lebanon, with the aim of rehabilitating infrastructure and helping to reactivate the stuttering Lebanese economy, especially participating in the reconstruction of the port. ” This is the message sent by the adviser to the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, former MP Amal Abu Zeid, since his meeting with the special envoy of the Russian president for the Middle East and North Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, in the Russian capital, Moscow, yesterday.
Russia believes, Bogdanov told the meeting, that the priority in the next stage is calm in the Middle East. He does not see that the tensions in the region can turn into an all-out war in the broad sense. According to the Russian diplomat, “the possibilities of a war between Lebanon and Israel are not looming, because the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is in his worst political situation and may lose his political battle and lose the position of prime minister.”
Regarding Lebanese internal affairs, and in addition to reiterating the “concern for Lebanese independence, sovereignty, diversity and national consensus”, Bogdanov spoke of “Russia’s enthusiasm for the French initiative, despite the complications in which it has put this initiative “. The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister believes that the chances of success of the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron are available, but it is linked to the cooperation of all the main political parties represented in parliament. He added: “Even if technocratic ministers are elected in the new government, this does not impede their presence and their active role with political parties, since not all technocrats are apolitical, and a basic political component cannot be isolated according to the desire of some countries, because this isolation constitutes great damage, Lebanon is rich. about her. In the event that a government is formed, there is hope to solve the worsening economic crisis, provided that a clear economic plan is drawn up. Lebanon can no longer tolerate.
Bogdanov informed his guest of the decision of the Russian High Command, with an official directive for some active Russian companies, to go to Lebanon and invest in it. The Russian side understands Lebanon’s need for these investments at the current stage, and one of these companies is interested in participating in the reconstruction of the Beirut port, despite its knowledge of the political opposition. And the dilemmas that the work of this company may encounter.
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