Suleiman: Baabda Declaration More Significant Politically than Policy Statement
President Michel Suleiman noted that the Baabda Declaration has become a national charter after it was unanimously adopted at the national dialogue in June 2012, reported An Nahar daily on Thursday.
He told his visitors on Wednesday: “The Declaration is more significant politically than the new government policy statement.”
The policy statement changes with each new government, but the Declaration remains constant, he explained.
Those who agreed to the Declaration should not shy away from their commitment to it, stressed Suleiman.
His visitors reiterated his stance that he is keen for a new policy statement to be approved before the March 5 meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon set to be held in Paris.
The president will be accompanied on his trip by Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, and Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas.
The ministerial committee tasked with devising a new policy statement has so far failed to come up with statement given the differences between the rival March 8 and 14 camps over the inclusion of the Baabda Declaration.
Health Minister Wael Abou Faour announced on Wednesday that the ministerial panel has reached a “satisfactory formula” regarding mentioning the Baabda Declaration in the draft.
"We have now moved on to discuss other topics,” he added after the committee's sixth meeting that was held on Wednesday.
The committee is scheduled to hold its seventh meeting on Friday afternoon.
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