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Reuters Omar Sanadiki
Mar Bishara Boutros Al-Rahi urged Maronite patriarch Saad Hariri to speed up the formation of the Lebanese government, but warned him against “secret bilateral agreements” and falling into a “swamp of interest and quotas”.
In a Sunday sermon, Cardinal Al-Rahi called on the president-designate to “go beyond the conditions of the political groups and their counter-conditions, and avoid the quagmire of interests, quotas and appetites of politicians and sectarians, while their people is innocent”.
And he added: “To achieve this objective, we say to you with respect and affection: Comply only with the articles of the constitution and the charter, the requirements of salvation and the rule of balance in integral rotation and in the election of those who have competence, competition and loyalty to the homeland, where knowledge is combined with experience and competence is associated with political independence. “
The Hariri boss also warned of “secret bilateral agreements and promises, as they carry with them the seeds of disagreements and disputes at the expense of the government’s success.”
And he said: “Remember what your late father used to repeat: the country does not walk without Christians”, emphasizing that Christians “do not commit to Lebanon because it is their one and only homeland, and they sacrificed a lot to find it a home for all. , and they still sacrifice themselves. “
Pastor: The rush is God’s this time
He added: “This time, unlike all previous occasions, he faces a historical challenge, which is to return Lebanon to its constitution in letter and spirit, to its charter and to its natural basic identity as a state of active neutrality, it is that is, committed to building its full internal sovereignty with its army and military forces, based on the rule of law and justice, and adhering only to the decision of war and peace, the State that moves away from entering into alliances, conflicts and wars regional and international ”.
The sponsor urged the president-designate to accelerate the formation of the government, saying: “Now that the authorship consultations are over, the demands are clear, and the country’s need is known … and the terms of the international bailout are clear, so there is nothing left but the acceleration in the formation of the government, and this time from God. Do not be disappointed again. ” The hopes of the Lebanese and the international community. “
Source: The Lebanese Newsletter
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