Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, visited today the “Our Cafe” center of the “March” Association in Tripoli, where he was briefed about the projects and workshops it offers. Association President Leah Baroudi welcomed Minister Makary’s gracious visit, shedding light in her word on “the suffering of the region as a result of the concept of confrontation, and the effort made to restore communication between young people on the basis of friendship and understanding.” For his part, Makary spoke about Lebanon’s experience with war, which offers people nothing but death and martyrs, referring to the need for strong, deep, permanent and continuous communication and integration among peoples of the one nation. He regretted “the spread of multifaceted ignorance in Tripoli and the dropout and emigration of young people as a result of the prevailing reality.” Touching on the presidential election session for next week, Makary expected it to be “without any result, and therefore the repercussions will be unhelpful to the country.” Finally; he thanked the Association’s head and members for their warm welcome and briefing on their activities, stressing that a similar endeavor can contribute to building the state and abolishing the logic of internal wars with disastrous outcome.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon