Aoun Reviews Report on Damage to Lebanese Villages and Infrastructure
President of the Republic Joseph Aoun received Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Council for Scientific Research, Dr. Assaad Eid, along with a delegation from the Council, at Baabda Palace this afternoon.
During the meeting, they discussed the Council’s activities and its scientific and national role, particularly during the war and the Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
The delegation briefed President Aoun on the Council’s efforts to monitor and document the damage caused by Israeli attacks, particularly in southern Lebanon, as well as its work in preparing studies, maps and accurate scientific data and making them available to ministries, government departments and official institutions. These efforts contribute to assessing the extent of the losses and the repercussions of the war on various sectors.
The delegation presented the President with a report documenting Israeli violations of human rights, along with detailed maps and data illustrating the scale of destruction inflicted on villages, towns, roads and infrastructure. The delegation highlighted the importance of this information as a key scientific reference that can be used in planning the reconstruction phase.
Members of the delegation affirmed the Council’s readiness to place all its expertise, research, scientific and technical capabilities at the disposal of the Presidency and the Lebanese state, and to contribute to developing a comprehensive reconstruction plan based on accurate data and scientific studies, ensuring an organized and well-planned approach to recovery and rebuilding.
For his part, President Aoun praised the Council’s significant achievements and its outstanding scientific expertise, stressing that its efforts to document the damage and make the relevant data available to the state represent a major national responsibility and an undertaking of great national importance, particularly as these efforts will serve as a key reference for reconstruction and rebuilding what has been destroyed by Israeli attacks, in accordance with a systematic and well-organized scientific approach.
President Aoun stressed the importance of scientific research in state-building and sound decision-making, calling on researchers to continue their work in accordance with their scientific and professional conscience, while reaffirming his confidence in their capabilities and the pivotal role they can play during the reconstruction phase.
At the conclusion of the meeting, President Aoun expressed his intention to visit the National Council for Scientific Research to gain firsthand insight into its work and achievements, affirming that the Presidency of the Republic will continue to support the Council and Lebanese researchers in fulfilling their national mission.
