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I was pleased to participate with the Lebanese Forces students in their annual event. We take pride in future generations and rely on them to continue the march of the Strong Republic in which we believe.

Lebanese pharmaceutical factories can compete in quality with European factories according to the assessment of international institutions, employ thousands of Lebanese, and contribute to the stability and growth of the Lebanese economy.

We must continue encouraging the pharmaceutical industry in Lebanon, give locally manufactured medicine priority over imported medicine, and encourage its export abroad, starting with exempting it from export fees.

Lebanese pharmaceutical factories can compete in quality with European factories according to assessments by international institutions; they employ thousands of Lebanese and contribute to the stability and growth of the Lebanese economy.

We must continue to encourage the pharmaceutical industry in Lebanon, give locally manufactured medicine priority over imported medicine, and encourage its export abroad, starting with exempting it from export fees.

Any defect and any delay in that could negatively affect the establishment of this state and the safety of citizens, especially since there are those who can push Lebanon into adventures and wars that the Lebanese do not want and do not desire and that bring no benefit to the Lebanese, and we go from loss to loss, from destruction to destruction, and from death to death. Lebanon needs life, needs renaissance, needs peace and stability. All the things that have happened and may happen again must be reversed, and the Lebanese state, the current government and the political authority are responsible today for addressing and avoiding this matter by extending the law and imposing it on all Lebanese equally.

I was honored to visit His Eminence Metropolitan Elias, and it was a very valuable visit in terms of thought and following up on the country’s affairs and Orthodox matters. Today we are passing through a very delicate and difficult stage in which Lebanon needs solidarity and the citizenship of all its citizens, and action in the spirit and practice of citizenship. Today the country’s sovereignty is the most important, and that the state be effective and apply the laws to all Lebanese equally without exception, and that the judiciary be the separator between those under the law and those outside the law, and that all state apparatuses be harnessed to extend the sovereignty and authority of the state and the rule of law over everyone.

A practical approach different from the past theorizing that remained plans on paper, and ships that burn depositors’ money.

Accountability: a forensic audit of the electricity ships and reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission so that the past is not repeated.

Long-term permanent solutions: Qatari investment in production and gas, and the regulatory authority working on production and distribution licenses in implementation of the law for the first time since 2002.

Who gave Hezbollah the authority to agree with the security agencies on the conditions for carrying out their tasks? Who decided that there are areas in Lebanon subject to special security arrangements? Has the execution of judicial orders become contingent on prior coordination with a partisan entity?

State sovereignty is indivisible and implementing judicial decisions is not subject to negotiation or coordination with any party outside the state's authority

Unveiling the statue of the late Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim and naming Sioufi Park in Ashrafieh after him, so that it becomes “Ignatius IV Hazim – Sioufi Park,” in commemoration of his fragrant memory, appreciation of his prolific career, and loyalty to his great love for Beirut and its people.

What is meant by areas of security sensitivity?

These are questions for the Lebanese government, from which clarification is awaited on the reality of these understandings, if they exist, and the extent to which they are consistent with the principle of the state's exclusive security authority and the rule of law over all Lebanese territory without exception

Have there become areas in Lebanon that security forces cannot enter or raid except after prior coordination with a partisan party?

Here a fundamental question arises: What is meant by security-sensitive areas? Who defines them? What is the nature of the agreed mechanism, and who approved it?

Liquidity exists in the Treasury account, but the payment mechanism is with the Ministry of Finance.

The demand of Energy Minister Joe Saddi to resolve the electricity crisis has not been met, because Finance Minister Yassin Jaber is stuck at the point of lack of funds and does not look at the state's account at Banque du Liban.

The decision to resign by Energy Minister Joe Saddi has not been taken, and I am not talking about a resignation at the present time, but about solutions for the government because its stability is threatened by the crises, and it must find solutions to preserve its stability.

Protecting citizens and the economy today requires not doubling the impact of the global crisis with additional local fees

Protecting citizens and the economy today requires not doubling the impact of the global crisis with additional local fees

Any foreign visit by the President becomes a leadership visit of a special nature if the Foreign Minister does not accompany him. But if the visit is technical in nature, it is preferable for the Foreign Minister to attend to maintain the link between the President's visit and the Cabinet's work regarding foreign policy.

Foreign policy is drawn up by the government in its ministerial statement, and the President undertakes any specific negotiations on international agreements according to constitutional rules. But with regard to government policy, the Foreign Minister is himself part of implementing the general policies drawn up by the government in its ministerial statement. The constitution gives the minister a large margin to act and make decisions and steps.