Day: November 5, 2022

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Al-Bukhari, stressed that “the Taif Accord conference reflects Saudi Arabia’s keenness on preserving Lebanon’s security, unity, stability and the National Pact.”

“We rely on the wisdom of the Lebanese leaders and the aspirations of the people who seek to live in stability. We urgently need to embody the formula of coexistence and preserve Lebanon’s identity and Arabism,” he said.

Bukhari affirmed that the wise leadership of the Saudi Kingdom strives to safeguard the security, stability and unity of Lebanon, adding that the most important thing at this time is that we preserve the national accord, which is an embodiment of a stage that Lebanon and its brotherly people have gone through. Accordingly, with the efforts of the League of Arab States from which the Tripartite Committee emerged, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the support of Martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a way out was possible which reflected the preservation of Lebanon’s security and stability.

Touching on the French initiative to launch a joint Lebanese dialogue, and following a visit by Ambassador Bukhari to Paris, he underlined that “France assured us that there will be no intention or proposal to change the Taif Agreement.”

His stances came during a national conference held today at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut at his invitation, marking 33 years since the conclusion of the Taif Accord.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

This morning, the state of air alert was announced in all the territory of Ukraine, according to the data of the electronic map of air alerts of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of the country.

The red color dominated all regions of Ukraine on the map, and the ministry indicated that a state of alert was announced at 10.09 this morning, as reported by the “Russia” news agency.

The authorities in all Ukrainian provinces and the capital, Kyiv, confirmed that the air raid alerts were turned on.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted on November 1 that “about 40% of Ukraine’s

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

The United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, called on the Lebanese to “make efforts to implement the historic Taif Agreement in a way that guarantees Lebanon’s stability.”

She pointed out that “the agreement established a new political system that meets the aspirations of the Lebanese through the adoption and implementation of reforms and the consolidation of national belonging.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

MP Ziad Al-Hawat tweeted this morning on the 33rd anniversary of the birth of the Taif Accord, saying that on this occasion and in light of the crisis of the presidential vacuum and the collapse of institutions, “we affirm adherence to the implementation of the Taif Accord, the way to establishing a strong state with its army and institutions, and Lebanon’s exit from its Arab isolation.”

He added: “We thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its attention and patronization of solutions for the good of Lebanon and the Lebanese.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon