Salam lays cornerstone for late Rafic Hariri Public Garden Project
12/9/2025 2:05:35 PM
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam patronized an official ceremony laying the cornerstone for the Martyr late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri Public Garden Project, at Beirut's waterfront area, at the invitation of "Solidere".
Attending the ceremony had been Beirut MPs, former MP Bahia Hariri, President of the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, representing former PM Saad Hariri, Mrs. Nazik Hariri’s representative, her office director Ahmed Hijazi, President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction Mohammed Qabbani, President of the Beirut Municipal Council Ibrahim Zeidan and Council members, Solidere President Nasser Shamaa and Solidere members, as well as Beirut dignitaries, and political, municipal, social and cultural figures.
In his delivered word, Premier Salam said, “Here, at Beirut's waterfront area, we lay the foundation stone for a public garden bearing the name of a man who loved Beirut and was loved by it: the martyr Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.”
Premier Salam added, “Laying the foundation stone for this public garden is a crucial step in the journey towards restoring the environmental and health balance that our city has lacked for many years, as well as a step in rebuilding the relationship between the citizen and the public spaces."
Salam also emphasized that "the most distinctive feature of the master plan for this poject is its sincere commitment to Lebanon's climate and natural systems."
Salam concluded by affirming that “today we are working together, government, municipality, Solidere, and the Council for Development and Reconstruction, to reorganize Beirut’s public spaces. Today’s step will be followed by other steps across the capital’s squares, streets, and sidewalks, to preserve the spirit, pulse, and beauty of our city.”
Attending the ceremony had been Beirut MPs, former MP Bahia Hariri, President of the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, representing former PM Saad Hariri, Mrs. Nazik Hariri’s representative, her office director Ahmed Hijazi, President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction Mohammed Qabbani, President of the Beirut Municipal Council Ibrahim Zeidan and Council members, Solidere President Nasser Shamaa and Solidere members, as well as Beirut dignitaries, and political, municipal, social and cultural figures.
In his delivered word, Premier Salam said, “Here, at Beirut's waterfront area, we lay the foundation stone for a public garden bearing the name of a man who loved Beirut and was loved by it: the martyr Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.”
Premier Salam added, “Laying the foundation stone for this public garden is a crucial step in the journey towards restoring the environmental and health balance that our city has lacked for many years, as well as a step in rebuilding the relationship between the citizen and the public spaces."
Salam also emphasized that "the most distinctive feature of the master plan for this poject is its sincere commitment to Lebanon's climate and natural systems."
Salam concluded by affirming that “today we are working together, government, municipality, Solidere, and the Council for Development and Reconstruction, to reorganize Beirut’s public spaces. Today’s step will be followed by other steps across the capital’s squares, streets, and sidewalks, to preserve the spirit, pulse, and beauty of our city.”