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Al-Rahi explained that “the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser was the one who called for Lebanon to be neutral, and I did not condemn Nasser’s policy.”
Al-Ra’i noted: “I did not mention Hezbollah in my neutrality memorandum or point it out, and the Iranian ambassador carried a message to the party,” asking Hezbollah: “Do we have to remain in a permanent state of war? do you want stability in Lebanon? “
He pointed out that “the presidents of the republic and the government are impartial and the president of Parliament, Nabih Berri, sent us a letter with Archbishop Matar, confirming that he is with neutrality.”
He stressed that “neutrality is what gives life to Lebanon. What worries me is that Lebanon is a state for all Lebanese and, according to the constitution, the decision of war and peace is decided by the government with two thirds of the votes”.
On the border demarcation negotiations, Al-Ra’i said: “I do not believe that the border demarcation negotiations will achieve normalization, and today is not the time for normalization and Lebanon needs a demarcation in order to benefit from the oil “, stressing that” normalization will not happen today. “
He emphasized that “the relationship between Bkerke and Baabda is excellent”, and pointed out that he demanded that “everyone be accountable for what we achieve and we do not protect anyone, and we respect the state that has its services and can be held accountable.”
And he considered: “We live miraculously in Lebanon, and the weapons are largely out of control, and the people are afraid and upset.”
He believed that “the system in Lebanon is civil, not sectarian or religious, and we as a Church have an obligatory and not an optional civil marriage.”
