BEIRUT, Feb 8 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, assured that he will not allow the security situation to get out of control, said a presidency statement.
“It is very important to control the security situation, in order to maintain stability and civil peace, and protect the image of the state and its institutions,” the president said, during a meeting of the Higher Defence Council.
Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, stressed the need to intensify coordinated efforts among security and military agencies, to preserve stability and take precautionary measures to avoid any negative developments.
The meeting comes, ahead of the parliament’s meeting next week, to discuss the cabinet’s ministerial statement and vote on it, at a time when protesters are threatening to cut off roads leading to the parliament.
Lebanon recently witnessed several conflicts between riot police, security forces and protesters.
Protesters, who have been in the streets since Oct 17 last year, are demanding a government of specialists, who are totally independent from political parties, to fight corruption, prosecute corrupt people, and hold early parliamentary elections.
Supported by the parliamentary majority forces, Diab formed a government that includes 19 ministers of specialists and academics on Jan 21.– NNN-NNA
