Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rahi has welcomed the speech of President Michel Aoun, in which he spoke openly and frankly to the Lebanese, a statement by Bkerke's press office indicated on Thursday.
The statement said that Patriarch Rahi commended the President's invitation to a constructive dialogue with the protesters and promise to fight corruption, save the economic and financial situation, recover the stolen funds and lift banking secrecy and immunity off politicians.
Accordingly, Rahi expressed hope that all concerned sides would cooperate with the President in that respect.
According to the statement, the Patriarch backs Aoun's call to reconsider the current government status through the effective constitutional methods.
In addition, he called for a neutral Cabinet comprised of a small number of members, and said that popular protests had started yielding results.
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