Cooperation agreement between CBRN, French Embassy
4/25/2020 6:33:42 PM
The Internal Security Department at the French Embassy and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, signed on Saturday a cooperation agreement, in the presence of First Counselor, Salina Gronet-Catalano, and other senior officials.
The memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the regular meeting of the Commission, keeping abreast of developments related to the response of biological emergencies, especially the at the level of the novel Covid-19, in the presence of head of the commission Bilal Nassouli, and representatives of the Lebanese army, internal security, public security, state security, civil defense, the Beirut Fire Brigade and the Red Cross, in addition to local and international experts.
Nassouli and Gronet-Catalano signed the memorandum, which noted that an in-kind donation was given to the security and military services and the relevant departments according to their urgent and necessary needs, within their role and responsibilities in case of emergencies linked to the spread of the Covid-19. The donation included biological materials, as well as crew tools used for the immediate detection of coronavirus.
During the ceremony, Nassouli delivered a word, in which he briefed about "the cooperation between the commission and the embassy in the past years, in order to increase the readiness and enhancement of the capacities of the Lebanese apparatuses and departments concerned with the CBRN system."
He also praised "the results of the project being implemented in cooperation with experts from the specialized French departments for the benefit of the relevant national apparatuses and departments."
Finally, he thanked "the people who worked hard to secure supplies and reagents very quickly."
For her part, Grone Catalano spoke of the "fruitful cooperation that has existed for years between the Commission and the French embassy", stressing the importance of French assistance and the cooperation of the embassy since the beginning of the Corona pandemic in Lebanon.
The Counselor listed the various assistance provided by France to Lebanon in this regard, in particular donations of medicines and necessary medical supplies, in addition to assisting the French Contingent operating in the framework of the UNIFIL for 17 municipalities in southern Lebanon, biological protection supplies and equipment for the security and civil protection services, and the teams of the immediate detection tools Coronavirus for the benefit of the Lebanese army, assistance to UNRWA to enhance the health capabilities of the Palestinian refugee camps and support the International Committee of the Red Cross to strengthen the capabilities of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital.
Finally, she pointed out that "the equipment and supplies will be delivered to the relevant authorities through the Commission during the next week," praising "the efforts made by the commission and those concerned in the French embassy to determine what equipment and supplies are needed.
The memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the regular meeting of the Commission, keeping abreast of developments related to the response of biological emergencies, especially the at the level of the novel Covid-19, in the presence of head of the commission Bilal Nassouli, and representatives of the Lebanese army, internal security, public security, state security, civil defense, the Beirut Fire Brigade and the Red Cross, in addition to local and international experts.
Nassouli and Gronet-Catalano signed the memorandum, which noted that an in-kind donation was given to the security and military services and the relevant departments according to their urgent and necessary needs, within their role and responsibilities in case of emergencies linked to the spread of the Covid-19. The donation included biological materials, as well as crew tools used for the immediate detection of coronavirus.
During the ceremony, Nassouli delivered a word, in which he briefed about "the cooperation between the commission and the embassy in the past years, in order to increase the readiness and enhancement of the capacities of the Lebanese apparatuses and departments concerned with the CBRN system."
He also praised "the results of the project being implemented in cooperation with experts from the specialized French departments for the benefit of the relevant national apparatuses and departments."
Finally, he thanked "the people who worked hard to secure supplies and reagents very quickly."
For her part, Grone Catalano spoke of the "fruitful cooperation that has existed for years between the Commission and the French embassy", stressing the importance of French assistance and the cooperation of the embassy since the beginning of the Corona pandemic in Lebanon.
The Counselor listed the various assistance provided by France to Lebanon in this regard, in particular donations of medicines and necessary medical supplies, in addition to assisting the French Contingent operating in the framework of the UNIFIL for 17 municipalities in southern Lebanon, biological protection supplies and equipment for the security and civil protection services, and the teams of the immediate detection tools Coronavirus for the benefit of the Lebanese army, assistance to UNRWA to enhance the health capabilities of the Palestinian refugee camps and support the International Committee of the Red Cross to strengthen the capabilities of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital.
Finally, she pointed out that "the equipment and supplies will be delivered to the relevant authorities through the Commission during the next week," praising "the efforts made by the commission and those concerned in the French embassy to determine what equipment and supplies are needed.