President Michel Aoun underlined the need to build “the new Lebanon” and boost its economy after achieving security stability in the country.
He emphasized ongoing work “to overcome the economic situation that I have always warned of since I was in Paris when I said that Lebanon is not broken but stolen.”
“Conferences will not help achieve growth if things continue as they are,” he added.
During a series of meetings held at Baabda Palace on Thursday, Aoun said that thanks to security and stability the country is witnessing, “this year may be one of the best years on the tourist level.”
The president also disclosed that Lebanon was about to issue an economic plan and identify the productive sectors that are favorable for investments. He underlined in this regard that economic reforms required “people, who do not yield to despair, but rather exert every possible effort to realize such an end.”
