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Beirut, Reuters
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Sunday that his country cannot be saved from the current crisis without the support of the Arab countries and the international community.
In a speech marking the 16th anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Hariri said: “This is an equation established by the martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and every step we take is inspired by his school to serve Lebanon and the Lebanese … serve no one else. “A UN-backed court convicted a Hezbollah member last December of conspiring to kill Rafik Hariri in the 2005 bombing. Hezbollah denied any connection to him. murder.
Hariri blamed President Michel Aoun for obstructing the formation of the government. He said he submitted the government formation to Aoun 14 times, but disagreed, citing the preservation of Christian rights, and that the last time was two days ago.
Hariri said: “The first response of His Excellency the Prime Minister, frankly, was not encouraging, and he returned to the tone of 6 plus Tashnak (Armenian Christian), that is, the obstructed third”, referring to a third of the members of the government , which gives you the right to object to important decisions. But Hariri said, “This is impossible.”
Lebanon is in financial collapse with escalating national debt, rising unemployment rates, and falling currency, causing inflation to spike, and France is leading international efforts to save Lebanon. The new government is the first step on a French road map. The French initiative includes steps to tackle rampant corruption and implement the reforms necessary to mobilize billions of dollars in international aid to repair an economy that has collapsed due to accumulating debt.
“In all my Arab and international meetings, and in all my contacts, there is a willingness and willingness, not even Hamas, to help Lebanon, stop the collapse, rebuild Beirut,” Hariri said.
