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Regarding the fire that broke out in the port of Beirut at a time when the results of the investigation of the first attack are not yet known, President Siniora said: “Lebanon was subjected to a seismic explosion forty days ago that destroyed great part of the port of Beirut and had devastating and dangerous results throughout the capital, Beirut. A large part of its buildings were damaged and, as a result, more than 200 martyrs were killed and 6,500 wounded, and the homes of nearly 300,000 Beirut residents were destroyed or damaged. “
He remarked: “We, as former heads of government, demand that the day after the suspicious and dangerous explosion an international investigation be carried out, especially because it was more than a small nuclear bomb, and it turns out that these ammonium nitrate materials were stored in the port, and they reached it in a suspicious way that causes a lot of suspicion, it was stored together with other explosive materials. “
He continued: “That ship set sail and was heading to Mozambique, as they say, but it arrived in Lebanon with a flimsy excuse and where these explosive materials were illegally unloaded at the port of Beirut, as Lebanon strictly prohibits the import of these materials and when they were stored in one of the pavilions.In the port, it seemed that there is a hidden hand that supervises everything related to these materials to continue storing them in that pavilion, but also so that quantities of them are withdrawn in violation of the law.
And he considered, “the paradox, that during that period responsibilities were being shared among the port officials while that invisible hand continued in its constant effort to keep these materials stored in the port and safe from any process of destruction or re-export of them. After that, it is evident that a part of these. The materials were taken from the port and transported to a place that we do not know. It was also found that the explosion is of its importance and destructive capacity, and according to information provided by some Russian experts, that the amount that exploded does not exceed 300 tons of ammonium nitrate, while the weight reached The materials that originally arrived on board that ship and were deposited in the port warehouses amounted to 2755 tons, so where did the quantities go remaining?
And he added: “We have asked, as former heads of government, that an international investigation be carried out by a neutral body, not that the investigation be carried out by the military and security departments and agencies that were present and assume responsibility in the port, and there is a fear that the facts will be erased, and this is what the Lebanese will not be satisfied with. ” “.
Prime Minister Siniora said: “The second event, which occurred 5 days ago, was a great fire since the port warehouses were exposed to that suspicious fire, which indicates the magnitude of the great collapse suffered by the state administrations that, unfortunately, were they returned to a failed state, pointing out that it is not yet clear. ” If that fire was the product of negligence, indifference or ignorance, but in short, it was a massive and destructive fire, since it burned large amounts of goods and it is not known until now if it was deliberate or there are things that some sought to hide when lighting it. “
He considered that “in the end, it is a fire that raises many doubts, as it surrounded and continues to be the crime of bombing the port, and this confirms the need for a neutral international team to clarify all the facts, and thus work to calm the anger of the Lebanese who have suffered in their lives, injuries and livelihoods. Ultimately, these tremendous damage and suffering are unacceptable. ” The Lebanese do not accept to hide what happened and they refuse to hide or hide the facts. Rather, they want the facts to be fully revealed about what happened and why. “
Regarding the formation of the government, and if there is someone hindering the reform process, he pointed out that “when addressing any of the basic problems, and when there is a deviation from the correct path, one must return to the basic principles and principles. There is a Arabic saying that says: “Whoever neglects a Sharia order of things, may God grant him special attention.” What I mean by Sharia is the constitution, which is the Taif Agreement. The Lebanese constitution stipulates that when the government resigns, His Excellency the President of the Republic must immediately initiate the parliamentary consultations that he is obliged to carry out and also links it to their results.
He noted that “consequently, the President of the Republic, in the presence of the Speaker of Parliament, invites whoever is elected by the majority of the deputies to designate him to form the government, and then the designated president must carry out his consultations, but he is not obliged to submit to whatever this Lebanese team says or declares. ” Or that, it is supposed to form a harmonious government that adapts its components to the prevailing conditions in the country, and is capable of gaining trust in the House of Representatives, that is, its ministerial formation will be able to win the support of the majority of blocks. parliamentarians, and then he can begin to restore the Lebanese’s trust in him, as well as begin. To restore the trust of the Arab and international communities in him. “
And if Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Hezbollah’s request to the Finance Ministry open the doors for other forces to demand action, he said: “The real test for the Prime Minister-designate is that his ministerial training will win the trust of the majority of the representatives in Parliament and in the history of Lebanon, as well as what the constitution stipulates. The Lebanese people are clear in this regard, since the constitution stipulates that no ministerial portfolio is the monopoly of those who belong to a certain sect and, in return, does not prevent any person belonging to any of the eighteen sects of Lebanon from assuming responsibility for no ministerial portfolio.
He added: “In pre-Taif Lebanon, he assumed responsibility for a number of ministerial portfolios that are said to be sovereign portfolios, which are: defense, finance, domestic, and foreign portfolios, people who do not belong to Lebanon’s main sects. Likewise, since the signing of the Taif Agreement, nineteen governments have formed seven of them so far. The portfolio of the Ministry of Finance in which there were ministers who belonged to the Shiite sect took over from the ministers of the Sunni community in eight times, the Maronite sect three times and the Orthodox community once, and this shows continued adherence to this rule as the Taif Agreement and the Ministry of Finance was not exclusive to ministers belonging exclusively to the Shiite sect. “
He continued: “It seems that behind this demand there is someone who is trying to mobilize the support of his supporters, based on President Berri’s demand that the finance be Shiite, which has been his demand since 1992 and has not obtained it because violates the constitution and there was no consensus on it in the Taif Accord. President Berri says that this matter was discussed in meetings. The Taif Accord that took place in 1989, and the truth is that there are those who stayed alive who attended the Taif Accord and say they did not hear about this lawsuit and it was not agreed to accept it. “
He noted that “suppose that the claim has been obtained unless a consensus has not been reached on the matter, and no one can try to impose it on the rest of the Lebanese, claiming an agreement on the matter in Taif. If this matter had happened at that time, it would I would have mentioned in the agreement, as was the case with the Presidency of Parliament, where it was an insistence on electing the President of Parliament for a period of 4 years while he was in the past and before the Taif Agreement for one year after year.
