Lakkis on Apple Day in Jezzine: There is serious determination to raise and support the Lebanese economy

Marking the Lebanese Apple Day, Agriculture Minister Hassan Lakkis visited today the Municipal Palace of Jezzine, where he was received by MP's Ibrahim Azar and Salim Khoury, and Jezzine Municipalities Union Head Khalil Harfoush, alongside other dignitaries from the region.

Addressing the attendees, Lakkis said: "Under the patronage of the President of the Republic, we celebrate this 'Lebanese Apple Day'...On this day we reassure the Lebanese farmer that there is a serious will to contribute to raising and supporting the Lebanese economy and marketing the Lebanese products both internally and externally."

Following the encounter, Harfoush presented Lakkis with a shield of Jezzine's manufactures as a token of appreciation for his visit, after which the Agriculture Minister toured the exhibition of the products of Jezzine's apples and its packaging plant.

It is to note that a peace checkpoint was also set up for the occasion at the entrance to Jezzine in the South, distributing the apples of Jezzine to passengers under the slogan of the Lebanese Apple Day Campaign: "Apples of your country, for you and your children."