08/04/2020
The President stressed the necessity of
strengthening security measures and coordinating between the military and
security apparatuses.
The Prime Minister asserted the importance of
pre-emptive security to ensure safety and stability.
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, chaired a
security-ministerial meeting, today at the Presidential Palace, devoted to
address the security situation in the country and evaluating the measures
taken.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister,
Hassan Diab, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mrs. Zeina
Akkar Adra, Finance Minister, Ghazi Wazni, Interior Minister, Mohamed Fahmy,
Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, Director General of General Security,
Major General Abbas Ibrahim, Director General of the Internal Security Forces,
Major General Imad Othman, Director General of the State Security, Major
General Tony Saliba, Director of Budget Planning in the Army, Brigadier General
Youssef El-Khoury Hanna, Director
General of the Presidency, Dr. Antoine Choucair, and the President’s Security
and Military Advisor, Brigadier General Paul Matar.
At the beginning, President Aoun asserted the
need to continue to strengthen security measures in the country and
coordination between the military and security apparatuses, noting the efforts
made by the security forces in all their assigned tasks.
Afterwards, PM Diab stressed the importance of pre-emptive
security and the steps that must be taken in this field to ensure safety and
stability for all Lebanese citizens, and residents.
Then, the leaders of the security apparatuses
presented available reports on the current situation, and the tasks carried out
by the military and security forces. The research also tackled needs of
security institutions.