Deputy House Speaker, Elias Bou Saab, on Tuesday welcomed Caretaker Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Maurice Sleem.
The pair broached the country’s general conditions and the difficulties that the Ministry of Defense’s institutions have been enduring due to the state’s deteriorating economic conditions.
The dispute that arose between the Minister of Defense and the Army Commander over a vacancy in the General Inspectorate was also discussed between both men.
For his part, Bou Saab expressed regret at the lack of respect for laws within the military institution, especially for the National Defense Law, noting that the powers of the Minister of Defense within the General Inspectorate were “clear and explicit” in the aforementioned law.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon