Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, received at Dar Al-Fatwa today the Minister of Interior and Municipalities Judge Bassam Al-Mawlawi.

“We were honored by visiting His Eminence, where we briefed him on our work at the Ministry of Interior and listened to his directives, including securing the rights of citizens and maintaining security and stability,” Al- Mawlawi said following the meeting.

He added: “We assured Mufti Derian that the elections will take place, and we promised him that we, as a government, are committed in the ministerial statement to this matter, and that the safety and security of citizens is one of our first duties and message, and we will have many meetings with His Eminence for permanent communication.”

In response to a question, the minister stressed that “since the first day I assumed my duties, I said that the soldiers and officers are my concern and they are doing a service and not a job and they serve the community and their families, and I will not leave out any way to improve the conditions of the military logistically, financially, morally and socially as much as we can in such circumstances, and this is their right. The overall situation is uncomfortable and we will do all that we can.”

“The security situation is acceptable, satisfactory and not excellent, and I follow security reports moment by moment, hour by hour, and day after day, and we deal with everything that arises immediately with the assisting work team. As for the absence of ISF checkpoints on the roads, it is according to the logistical situation on the one hand, and achieving security without disturbing the peace of the citizens on the other hand,” he concluded.

Source: National News Agency