National News Agency
The Higher Defense Council, which convened on Friday afternoon at Baabda Palace under the chairmanship of President Michel Aoun and in the presence of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, requested all public administrations and agencies concerned with preparing for the elections to coordinate efforts to make the constitutional elections a success. The Council decided to form an operations room in the Ministry of the Interior to keep pace with the election process, stressing the role of the election supervisory body and the importance of carrying out its tasks.
President Aoun stressed the importance of security and administrative coordination to accomplish the parliamentary elections without any problems, calling for the adoption of rules for the conduct of media coverage of the elections and cooperation with foreign observers and the election supervisory body.
As for PM Mikati, he stressed the importance of preserving the prestige of the state and the dignity of its institutions to ensure the protection of citizens. He said: We support human rights and freedom of opinion, but any unchecked transgression affects negatively, "we must be immune and protect our country from going into the abyss."
The meeting was attended by Ministers of National Defense Maurice Sleem, Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Abdallah Bou Habib, Finance Youssef El-Khalil, Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi, Economy and Trade Amin Salam, Justice Henry Khoury, Energy Walid Fayad, and Education Abbas Halabi.
The Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, the Director General of the Internal Security Forces Major General Imad Othman, the Director General of State Security Major General Tony Saliba, the Director General of the Presidency of the Republic Dr. Antoine Choucair, the security and military advisor to the President of the Republic Brigadier General Boulos Matar, the Secretary General of the Higher Defense Council Major General Staff Muhammad Al-Mustafa, Acting Director General of Public Security Brigadier General Elias Al-Bisari, Director of Intelligence Brigadier General Antoine Kahwaji, Head of the Information Branch in the Internal Security Forces Brigadier Khaled Hammoud, Assistant Director General of State Security Brigadier General Hassan Chkeir, Director of Information in the General Directorate of General Security Brigadier Youssef Al-Madwar.
The meeting was also attended by the head of the Supervisory Board for Elections Judge Nadim Abdel-Malik, the Director General of Personal Status Brigadier General Elias El-Khoury, the Director-General of Political Affairs and Refugees Faten Younes, and the governors of: Beirut Judge Marwan Abboud, Mount Lebanon Judge Mohammad Mekkawi, the North Judge Ramzi Nohra, the South Mansour Daou, Judge Kamal Abu Joudeh Nabatieh commissioned by Hussein Fakih, Baalbek Hermel Bashir Khader, and Akkar Imad Labaki.
Meetings between security services will be held to take appropriate decisions in the context of preparing for, accompanying, and following the elections.
- Forming an operations room in the Ministry of Interior to keep pace with the electoral process in all respects.
- Emphasizing on the role of the elections supervising body to carry out its tasks specified in the electoral law.
- Continuing citizen awareness campaigns to facilitate the voting process.
President Aoun stressed the importance of security and administrative coordination to accomplish the parliamentary elections without any problems, calling for the adoption of rules for the conduct of media coverage of the elections and cooperation with foreign observers and the election supervisory body.
As for PM Mikati, he stressed the importance of preserving the prestige of the state and the dignity of its institutions to ensure the protection of citizens. He said: We support human rights and freedom of opinion, but any unchecked transgression affects negatively, "we must be immune and protect our country from going into the abyss."
The meeting was attended by Ministers of National Defense Maurice Sleem, Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Abdallah Bou Habib, Finance Youssef El-Khalil, Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi, Economy and Trade Amin Salam, Justice Henry Khoury, Energy Walid Fayad, and Education Abbas Halabi.
The Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, the Director General of the Internal Security Forces Major General Imad Othman, the Director General of State Security Major General Tony Saliba, the Director General of the Presidency of the Republic Dr. Antoine Choucair, the security and military advisor to the President of the Republic Brigadier General Boulos Matar, the Secretary General of the Higher Defense Council Major General Staff Muhammad Al-Mustafa, Acting Director General of Public Security Brigadier General Elias Al-Bisari, Director of Intelligence Brigadier General Antoine Kahwaji, Head of the Information Branch in the Internal Security Forces Brigadier Khaled Hammoud, Assistant Director General of State Security Brigadier General Hassan Chkeir, Director of Information in the General Directorate of General Security Brigadier Youssef Al-Madwar.
The meeting was also attended by the head of the Supervisory Board for Elections Judge Nadim Abdel-Malik, the Director General of Personal Status Brigadier General Elias El-Khoury, the Director-General of Political Affairs and Refugees Faten Younes, and the governors of: Beirut Judge Marwan Abboud, Mount Lebanon Judge Mohammad Mekkawi, the North Judge Ramzi Nohra, the South Mansour Daou, Judge Kamal Abu Joudeh Nabatieh commissioned by Hussein Fakih, Baalbek Hermel Bashir Khader, and Akkar Imad Labaki.
Meetings between security services will be held to take appropriate decisions in the context of preparing for, accompanying, and following the elections.
- Forming an operations room in the Ministry of Interior to keep pace with the electoral process in all respects.
- Emphasizing on the role of the elections supervising body to carry out its tasks specified in the electoral law.
- Continuing citizen awareness campaigns to facilitate the voting process.
