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Today at 4:30 p.m., President Fouad Siniora received during the meeting the president in charge of government formation, Dr. Mustafa Adeeb, and the discussion focused on the current situation, the tasks facing the new government and the hopes attributed to it.
At the end of the meeting, President Siniora said: “At the beginning, I would like to express my sincere wishes to the President in charge of success in his effort to form an independent government of specialists and competent people to form a coherent working group destined to address the enormous problems facing Lebanon, efficiently and effectively. I thank you for your courage and boldness in undertaking this extremely difficult task, in light of these difficult and complex situations on various levels. “
He added: “The Lebanese people expect a lot from the next government as they have great tasks ahead of them, the first of which is to set themselves on the right paths to restore the trust that has collapsed between citizens and the state, and between them and the politicians responsible for this era. This collapse was the result of the continuation of a series of previous practices. ” Irresponsibility, which led to continued intractability and chronic abstention from undertaking the desired reform.
He continued: “The goal of political and national action at this stage should focus on addressing the task of saving Lebanon from what it suffers at various levels: economic, financial, sectoral, monetary and administrative. But it remains one of the first in re-establish the internal political balance in which a significant imbalance occurred, which requires concern Re-establish consideration of the Taif Agreement, the constitution, the Lebanese State, its role and authority, as well as re-establish the external political balance in foreign policy of Lebanon ensuring the restoration of respect and respect for Arab and international legitimacy in order to break Lebanon’s isolation. Because there is no bailout for Lebanon without access to the door of a real and complete reform. It is not a noble poem received from the pulpits to serve populist agendas, but an act of faith, commitment, practice and perseverance to carry the flag and implement real reform. l and integral in all matters of public affairs.
Prime Minister Siniora said: “Among the basic things that this government must do immediately after its formation is to ensure that the investigation of the horrific bomb attack that took place in the port of Beirut is carried out to uncover all the facts and not erase them, and this can only be through an investigation. On the other hand, the government, with the help of brothers and friends, should initiate and organize a plan and program to provide urgent and effective assistance to affected citizens who were injured as consequence of this disaster that befell them.
He added: “I think that one of the most important things this next government can do is, in addition to focusing on finding the right solutions, initiating a total openness with public opinion to unite the Lebanese and mobilize their motivation to adopt and adopt the same. desired reforms, as well as protecting media freedom and freedom of expression. ” What is one of the great tasks before this government because it is not allowed to continue with some of the practices that occurred in the recent period, which gave the impression that freedoms have become a goal in Lebanon, and therefore Therefore, this has been a source of confusion, fear and resentment among the Lebanese public opinion.
He concluded: “I would also like to emphasize on this occasion that it is the duty of this government to defend the virtue of respecting the judiciary and immunize it against political interference. Among this also, the rapid initiative to respect the will of the Higher Council of the Judiciary, which includes the highest judicial powers in Lebanon. A strong and swift message sent by this government to start moving a long way to restore the confidence of the Lebanese in their state and government. It is true that the task is difficult and complex, but we have the determination of the president-designate, his will, determination, knowledge and well-known good qualities, which are essential qualities to achieve success in this difficult task. “.
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