Share
August 30, 2020 "I ask to declare Lebanon as a secular state". The president, Michel Aoun, said this during a live TV speech on the eve of the centenary of the proclamation of the Lebanese state. Aoun recognized the need "to change the system" after the huge explosion at the port of Beirut in early August and after months of economic crisis plunged the country into the abyss."Since I am convinced that only a secular state is able to protect pluralism, to preserve it by transforming it into a real unity, I ask that Lebanon be declared a secular state", Aoun said on the eve of the second visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. which pushes for a reform of the confessional system. Aoun therefore pledged to "ask for dialogue between religious authorities and political leaders to arrive at a formula acceptable to all and which can be implemented through appropriate constitutional amendments".
Hezbollah: "Ready to discuss political pact"
Meanwhile, Hezbollah is ready to discuss a new "political pact" in Lebanon, proposed by France: said Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the pro-Iranian formation. "We are open to any constructive discussion on the subject, but on condition that it is the will of all Lebanese parties", Hezbollah's secretary general said in a speech, referring to the appeal made by French President Macron expected tomorrow for the second time later. the devastating explosion of August 4th.