Kaag Congratulates Lebanon on Military and Security Appointments
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag welcomed the nomination of a new Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces and Director General of the Internal Security Forces, a UN statement said on Friday.
“This is an important step in ensuring the continuity and effectiveness of these important state institutions,” said the statement.
Kaag praised “the role played by the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces under the leadership of General Jean Qahwaji and Maj. General Ibrahim Basbous in maintaining security and stability in the country.”
The Special Coordinator also conveyed her appreciation to Maj. General Mohammed Kheir, the outgoing General Secretary of the Higher Defense Council.
Kaag congratulated “Gen. Joseph Aoun on his appointment as the new commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Imad Othman as the new chief of the Internal Security Forces, Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim on his reappointment as head of the Directorate of General Security – as well as Maj. General Saadallah Muheiddine al-Hamad as the incoming General Secretary of the Higher Defense Council.
“The United Nations looks forward to continuing its collaboration with all the security institutions in Lebanon,” concluded the statement.
10 March 2017, 11:03
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The fact that Lebanon need a congratulations show how messed up the country is. Thanks to the dogs of Syria and Iran.
10 March 2017, 11:46
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What a shame to be reminded that was in normal anywhere in the world is somehow exceptional in Lebanon.
10 March 2017, 17:01
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There was some good news in her announcement, however. She noted that France's withdrawal of fifth-generation combat berets from the Lebanese arsenal had "opened the field to indigenous, Christian-Arab fashion proclivities" and called on Lebanon's Minister for Fashion Defence, Patriarch al Rahi, to "open the sepulcher and bring forth a new Lazarus of Middle-east fashion sense to combat Iranian fashion aggression." The French berets are caught up in the scandal with KSA concerning a recent ski holiday in Switzerland where three billion dollars worth of combat berets were lost in a ravine. President Obama has promised to replace the berets as soon as Hillary Clinton's election is straightened out. Israel called on the UN to hold a full non-investigation. "Stability is all we ever wanted," said Israel's Minister for Genocide and Subject Peoples, Tony "Ralph" al Thani.
