Suleiman hails resistance as "pride of Lebanon"
Source: Nowlebanon.com, 10-7-2008
President Michel Suleiman on Thursday confirmed that Lebanon's relations with Syria were "normal" and part of the general need for continuous inter-Arab cooperation.
"We are compelled to agreement, because "Israel" seeks to tear Arab countries apart, and has succeeded in spreading the accusation that Arabs and Muslims are terrorists," Suleiman said in a meeting with a delegation of the Arab Lawyers' Union.
The Lebanese president stressed that general freedom was directly associated with pluralism, which he said characterized Arab nations. "We know the limits of our freedom, because freedom means not infringing on others or insulting their social, national, political, religious and sectarian [beliefs]," he added.
In response to a reporter's question about the future of Lebanon and the Resistance, Suleiman said that Lebanon had a long way to go in strengthening internal unity. The president stressed that the Resistance was "the pride of Lebanon."
In a later meeting on Thursday with the representatives of the General Labor Union, President Suleiman said that workers were "the main pillars of Lebanon" and underlined the need to pay more attention to their needs and demands.
Suleiman said he believed that the solution to the economic crisis was not only to increase salaries, but also to stimulate the national economic cycle. Political understanding would have positive repercussions on public life, he added.
Suleiman also underlined the need to unify unions and trade unions in accordance with the methods of democracy, "because fragmentation does not serve the issues and needs of workers."
President Michel Suleiman on Thursday confirmed that Lebanon's relations with Syria were "normal" and part of the general need for continuous inter-Arab cooperation.
"We are compelled to agreement, because "Israel" seeks to tear Arab countries apart, and has succeeded in spreading the accusation that Arabs and Muslims are terrorists," Suleiman said in a meeting with a delegation of the Arab Lawyers' Union.
The Lebanese president stressed that general freedom was directly associated with pluralism, which he said characterized Arab nations. "We know the limits of our freedom, because freedom means not infringing on others or insulting their social, national, political, religious and sectarian [beliefs]," he added.
In response to a reporter's question about the future of Lebanon and the Resistance, Suleiman said that Lebanon had a long way to go in strengthening internal unity. The president stressed that the Resistance was "the pride of Lebanon."
In a later meeting on Thursday with the representatives of the General Labor Union, President Suleiman said that workers were "the main pillars of Lebanon" and underlined the need to pay more attention to their needs and demands.
Suleiman said he believed that the solution to the economic crisis was not only to increase salaries, but also to stimulate the national economic cycle. Political understanding would have positive repercussions on public life, he added.
Suleiman also underlined the need to unify unions and trade unions in accordance with the methods of democracy, "because fragmentation does not serve the issues and needs of workers."
