Beirut: Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Nationwide Defence H E Maurice Sleem confused the depth of fraternal relations between Lebanon and the State of Qatar, praising the assist that the State of Qatar has been offering to Lebanon and its help to Lebanon within the troublesome circumstances it goes by way of.
Qatar has at all times been a pioneer in extending its serving to hand to Lebanon and standing by its aspect at occasions of disaster stated the Minister throughout an interview with QNA, including that the Lebanese folks recognize and respect the function performed by the State of Qatar
On this regard, he hailed the medical help offered by Qatar to Lebanon throughout the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its beneficiant help after the explosion of Beirut port in August 2020, when Qatar arrange subject hospitals to deal with the injured in addition to its reconstruction of a lot of colleges and universities that have been affected by the explosion.
He additionally famous the USD 60 million offered by the State of Qatar in assist of the Lebanese military in implementation of the directives of the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, stressing the significance of this assist, because it falls inside the framework of Qatar’s curiosity in Lebanon’s stability, serving to it confront the financial and monetary disaster its faces which was described by the World Financial institution as one of many worst international crises for the reason that nineteenth century.
The Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Nationwide Protection revealed that the Lebanese military is dealing with difficulties in securing its necessities, along with the wants of its personnel, particularly regarding their salaries. He identified that the worth of the military personnel salaries misplaced greater than 95 %, expressing his thanks and appreciation for Qatar’s function in serving to the Lebanese military. Alternatively, Minister Maurice Sleem stated that the Lebanese military at present consists of 70,000 women and men and that the military, together with different safety companies, is dedicated to defending Lebanon and sustaining its safety and stability.
Sleem dominated out any disruption to the general public safety in Lebanon throughout the presidential emptiness, stressing that the present competitors amongst political events solely happens withindemocratic frameworks.
In his remarks to QNA, Lebanese Minister confused that the safety state of affairs in Lebanon is steady and that the safety and army forces play their function in sustaining safety. He identified that the safety and army personnel perform their function in defending their homeland with accountability and dedication and that the safety and army leaders are conscious of their function in sustaining the cohesion of models in order that the military establishment stays the guarantor of safety and stability in Lebanon. He additionally counseled the “brothers and pals” for standing by the Lebanese military establishment in these circumstances and lengthening a serving to hand to Lebanon typically and its military and safety establishments particularly in order that they could proceed to play their function.
He stated that the Lebanese military maintained stability within the south in cooperation with the United Nations Interim Power in Lebanon (UNIFIL), regardless of the continued violations of the Israeli entity of Lebanon’s air, land, and sea sovereignty.
Alternatively, the Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Nationwide Protection stated that the maritime border demarcation settlement with the Israeli entity represents a turning level within the hope that Lebanon will grow to be an oil producer and be capable to make investments its wealth.
He added that this settlement got here after a unified stance of all components of the Lebanese state in demand of those rights and insisting on them till they achieved the Lebanese folks’s will.
He stated Lebanon achieved what it had beforehand demanded in an official doc greater than ten years in the past, which specified the borders it might settle for as its unique financial zone.
