Siniora reveals something important about naming Adeeb

President Fouad Siniora explained: “The idea of ​​nominating Mustafa Adeeb to head the next government is for Lebanon to overcome the virulent germ that swept through our country and the Lebanese parties, which led to the subjugation of the Lebanese state of the parties to through the fiefdoms. ” Noting that “getting out of that can be proposing a name that is not affiliated with anyone, or affiliated with a party. I do not hide that this is a bet for us, because the man has no governmental experience.”

As for who appointed Adeeb to head the government, Siniora revealed during an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida, that “French President Emmanuel Macron asked former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to name a candidate to form the new government, and he replied immediately that he called Adeeb, Macron replied that he preferred to have this name among three names. Hariri replied: Let him be with Adeeb, former prime minister Najib Mikati and the chairman of the Middle East Airlines board of directors, Muhammad al-Hout, stressing that “there is no relationship with naming Adib, not with Mikati, not with his brother. Taha, nor with Macron, only Hariri has something to do with naming Adeeb. “

And he considered that “appointing Adeeb is a great sacrifice, in return it is a gain for the country by returning to Taif and the constitution, and you have to see things with their ends, and what happens before the formation is that” each who increases his daughter’s dowry “, noting that” I am not a merchant and I do not act constructively. “For this reason, I act as a responsible man, the country sacrifices itself by bringing a person with many characteristics, without political experience, and what can be achieved is to respect the constitution again, and I am not talking about the heads of government sacrificing themselves, but Lebanon sacrificing themselves so that Saad Hariri, Tamam Salam and I could. We answer to Mikati that we would be presidents, but what we did was save the country, and there are those who do not know that after two months we will not be able to import wheat or medicine ”.

Siniora said: “It is no secret that the French has interests in Lebanon, Iraq and Iran, and seeks to have a foothold in these countries and a strategy to confront Turkey. In addition, in case the region is reconstituted, it has an opinion, in addition to seeking to influence the European Union, specifically after England’s departure, and also the willingness of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to leave. It is a French adventure, and we in Lebanon cannot ignore this window. “

On the care of former heads of government by Adeeb, Siniora said: “We have expressed our opinion, and this is not an obligation for all people. An opinion was needed after the interim prime minister Hassan Diab’s party and after Taif’s taunting concerts, “stating that” the primary responsibility lies with the president-designate and the president of the republic has the signature. The examination of the appointed president in the House of Representatives, And must form the government to pass there, not with the president of the republic. The prime minister says he has a vision, and this is a realistic speech. “

Regarding the sanctions imposed by the United States Treasury Department on the two former ministers, Ali Hassan Khalil and Youssef Fenianos, the former prime minister noted that “these decisions are not new, and Washington is doing so based on its position on Hezbollah and Iran”. And he did not expect these measures to be taken against these two people. I am not in a position to comment on the veracity of the American position, but I wonder: was it necessary to do this now or wait a week for the formation of the government? And what are the reasons that led you to announce this now? , Wishing that “these sanctions are not reflected in the formation of the government, and the issues are not addressed rigorously.”