Bassil says agreed with Berri on rejecting strife, protecting army
Free Patriotic Movement leader, MP Gebran Bassil, said after meeting Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri that the party remains committed to its initiative to protect Lebanon by rallying the broadest possible national support.
Bassil said he and Berri agreed on two key principles: rejecting internal strife as the greatest threat to the country and safeguarding the Lebanese Army as a symbol of national unity.
He added that these principles provide the basis for protecting Lebanon’s sovereignty and strengthening the state as the sole holder of decision-making authority and arms. Bassil reiterated his proposal for protecting Lebanon, which calls for rejecting sectarian strife and external interference, ensuring Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanese territory and an end to its attacks, strengthening the Lebanese Army and security institutions, and adopting national dialogue as the path toward reinforcing state sovereignty, unity and long-term stability.
