Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rahi expressed on Wednesday his doubts about the sincerity of Lebanon’s politicians toward their country, also accusing the ruling class of being “beholden to their own interests.”
The Patriarch was speaking on Wednesday at the launching ceremony of the document titled “A New Vision for Lebanon Tomorrow: A Secular, Decentralized, and Neutral State.”
Rahi reiterated his call for an international conference on Lebanon because “the Lebanese politicians escaped dialogue because they are beholden to their personal interests.”
He then expressed his doubts about the sincerity of politicians toward the country, saying “there is no salvation for Lebanon if we remain as we are. Lebanon is ill, and officials do not want to treat its illness or know its cause.”
Rahi added: “It is not the right of officials to devastate a country and its people by destroying the system and the constitution.”
For his part, Sheikh Sami Abdel Khalek representing Sheikh Akl of the Druze Community Sheikh Naim Hassan, said during the ceremony that the Lebanese must work for the interest of the country and not for the interest of the sect and the party.”
Meanwhile, Bishop Samir Mazloum expressed his regret that there are Lebanese politicians who assassinated the State in order to make profit.
Last November, Rahi urged to the United Nations to save Lebanon by holding an international conference – a call that was supported by the country’s opposition parties and rejected by Shiites.
