Minister of Labor, Kamil Abu Sleiman, stated Saturday that efforts would be exerted to organize the work of foreigners in Lebanon while trying to find solutions to the high unemployment rate in the country.

Speaking in an interview with Al-Sharq Radio Station this morning, Abu Sleiman highlighted the critical economic situation, saying: "The more we delay taking difficult decisions, the harder the conditions...We ought to accelerate the adoption of measures that would contribute to improving the situation."

"We rely on reforms to restore confidence in Lebanon, so it would succeed in meeting its obligations and activating its market," Abu Sleiman underscored.

"The Lebanese Forces Party supports making bold decisions for the benefit of the nation and the people," he went on, stressing that "citizens' supreme interest lies in adopting long-term measures and not immediate interests that could lead to the country's bankruptcy."

"We have to deal with matters responsibly, giving priority to the annual budget and to reducing the state's deficit through austerity," the Labor Minister corroborated.