Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for supporting the proposed plan to save the economy by requesting support for the International Monetary Fund and not to settle political accounts to spare Lebanon more dangerous situations.
Aoun said today, Wednesday, at the start of a dialogue session, that the rescue is not the responsibility of one political party, but rather the responsibility of everyone, and called for moving beyond the settlement of political accounts to overcome what he described as the deepening crisis.
He added that the request for support from the International Monetary Fund is a "mandatory corridor" for recovery if Lebanon is the best to negotiate, and everyone committed to reform without guardianship.
During the session, which was boycotted by parliamentary blocs, including the Future Movement bloc led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the Lebanese President reviewed what he considered to be advantages of the plan recently proposed by Prime Minister Hassan Diab, and drew criticism from some political forces, in addition to the Association of Lebanese Banks.
For his part, Diab said that the goal of the economic plan is to cross Lebanon through the difficult stage that it is currently going through, adding that the plan is "not standing" and is subject to change.
He added that there is no place to settle scores and open old books, and that exchanging accusations will be costly to all, saying that the reality in the country is painful, and that the opportunity to remedy will not be prolonged.
The Prime Minister of Lebanon called on all political forces, economic bodies and banks not to waste time, to stop arguments and get rid of what he called interest illusions.
During the same meeting, Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said that his country needs $ 28 billion to finance the deficit.
My weight added that Lebanon two weeks ago began negotiations to restructure its sovereign debt, and that opening negotiations with the International Monetary Fund would restore confidence in the country, and reviewed several points, including restoring the stability of the lira exchange rate.
Lebanon had recently witnessed violent protests over the deteriorating economic and financial situation, which prompted the government to expedite the development of a plan to save the economy.