Progressive Socialist Party Head, MP Taymour Jumblatt, hailed today ‘the reconciliation meeting that was held in the town of Baysour yesterday, which confirmed the adherence of the people of the Lebanese Mountain to the values ??and principles based on the spirit of tolerance and unity under the roof of diversity.’ He added that this reconciliation ‘also renewed the consolidation of the monotheistic Arab-Islamic Druze identity and its steadfast support for the Palestinian cause.’
In a statement issued on the sidelines of his Saturday meetings at Al-Mukhtara Palace, Jumblatt touched on the 18th commemoration of the July 2006 war, which coincides with the continuation of the Israeli enemy in its brutal aggression against Palestine and Lebanon, and the increasing possibility of it undertaking wider military adventures, its disregard for the relevant international resolutions and all humanitarian conventions, and its repeated thwarting of all possible diplomatic efforts to reduce tension and defuse war on a broa
der scale. In this context, he considered that what is happening today requires joint efforts in facing the challenges of this crucial stage for the nation and its future, instead of having more divisions. He underlined the importance of internal solidarity and understanding to resolve the outstanding issues in a spirit of national responsibility, to get Lebanon out of its crises.
The MP cited herein the continuous efforts made by the ‘Democratic Gathering’ and the PSP, alongside other parties that are seeking solutions aimed at finding a formula that would put an end to the presidential vacuum, a point from which all endeavors must begin, given the nation’s need to reorganize its political life and its constitutional, economic, social and administrative institutions to end the current paralysis, he explained.
Addressing the electricity issue, Jumblatt considered that reform in the ‘Electricité du Liban’ Corporation does not require more financing adventures through new loans that contribute to increasing w
aste expenditure, but rather requires serious steps that begin by implementing the laws issued by the Parliament, forming a regulatory body, and developing a practical plan to stop technical and non-technical waste in this sector.
On a different note, MP Jumblatt met on Saturday with the Chief of Staff of the Lebanese Army, Major General Hassan Audeh, who briefed him on the tasks and role of the military institution across the nation. He emphasized in this context ‘the importance of supporting the army and rallying around it in light of the exceptional security conditions and challenges facing Lebanon and the region.’
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon