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In its session held this afternoon at Baabda Palace, headed by the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, the Council of Ministers approved a series of appointments in the State Employees Cooperative, the Authority Regulating the Electricity Sector, the National Council for Scientific Research, and the Petroleum Sector. The Council also approved the approval of the founding system of the Beirut International Airport Corporation, and approved the draft decree of the Lebanese curriculum for general pre-university education. The Council had also decided to cancel the secondary school certificate exams for this year. President Aoun stressed During the session, he called for “following up on the conditions of the displaced, especially in shelter centers, and starting to count the damage resulting from the recent aggression in housing units, infrastructure, agricultural lands, and the electricity and communications sectors, in preparation for the support conferences for reconstruction that could be held.” He also called for “completion of the procedures for promoting employees from the third category to the second category, so that the administration responds to the requirements of modernity and the country’s needs.” For his part, Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam pointed out “the completion of the preparation of a book of conditions with the aim of Assigning a specialized body to conduct a criminal investigation with regard to electric power ships, and urging ministers who have suspicions of waste in their ministries on a scale that requires a criminal audit to benefit from the book of conditions in its general part. Paul Morcos, the rapporteur, said: “The Council of Ministers held its weekly session at the Republican Palace, headed by His Excellency the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, and in the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Dr. Nawaf Salam, and the ministers, in the absence of His Excellency the Minister of Information Technology. The Council discussed the political, security, and humanitarian developments, in addition to regular items and functional affairs. At the beginning of the session, His Excellency the President addressed the Lebanese in general and members of the Shiite community in particular, on the occasion of commemorating Ashura, which falls tomorrow, by saying: In this On the anniversary, we cannot help but recall the words of His Eminence the Hidden Imam, Musa al-Sadr, to the effect that Ashura is a permanent school whose meanings are renewed in sacrifice, redemption, and rejection of injustice. It is not just a passing memory, but rather a station for drawing lessons in patience and steadfastness in principles. His Excellency the President added: From here, today, on the eve of this anniversary, we renew our adherence to the truth and our commitment to the unity of Lebanon and the solidarity of its people, and this is the strongest weapon in our hands, and its strength is the unity of the Lebanese ranks. He continued His Excellency the President: We must follow up on the conditions of the displaced, especially in shelter centers, and begin counting the damages resulting from the recent aggression in housing units, infrastructure, agricultural lands, and the electricity and communications sectors, in preparation for the support conferences for reconstruction that may be held, so that we are prepared by all relevant ministries to meet the international desire that may arise to contribute to reconstruction. His Excellency the President stressed the necessity of completing the procedures for promoting employees from the third category to the third category. The second is to launch a preparatory course as soon as possible for the employees of the third category, with the aim of promoting them to the second category in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, with the aim of developing the administration and motivating the employees, especially the competent ones, so that the administration can respond to the requirements of modernity and the needs of the country. His Excellency the President indicated that security stability, if achieved as a result of the stability of the ceasefire, will make way for the presence of Lebanese deployed abroad to spend the summer throughout Lebanon, and will also make room for tourists to come To Lebanon as well, which requires the relevant ministries and departments, especially at air, land and sea crossings, to be fully prepared to keep pace with this movement. Then the Prime Minister spoke and indicated that about a month ago we approved the necessary approval requested by the Ministry of Energy to prepare a book of conditions with the aim of assigning a specialized body to conduct a criminal investigation regarding electric power ships. The matter has been completed and its conclusions have been reached. The Prime Minister stressed that the aforementioned book of conditions It consists of two parts, a general part suitable for any forensic audit in any of the ministries, and a special part for ships. He reiterated that ministers who have suspicions of waste in their ministries on a scale that requires a forensic audit can benefit from this book of conditions that was drawn up for this purpose, in its general part, pointing out that the entire matter is considered a blessed step, provided that other ministries follow this trend in confirmation of our follow-up to reform. The need to respect transparency, and pursue sites of waste and corruption in previous ministries. Then the Council moved to the interventions, and the Minister of Health presented the preventive measures taken that will be taken to avoid the arrival of the “Ebola” virus to Lebanon, after its outbreak in a number of African countries, which prompted Lebanon to take these measures at the airport and crossings, and other proactive hospital measures in cooperation with the World Health Organization, after recording the first case of this virus in France, and the Minister said that there is no case “Ebola” in Lebanon, and His Excellency the President requested cooperation with the Ministry of Information to carry out a preventive awareness campaign. The Minister of Communications referred to the fire that broke out two days ago in one of the warehouses of the Ministry of Communications and “Ogero” in Dekwaneh, and extended his thanks and appreciation to the members of the Civil Defense, the Beirut Fire Brigade, the Lebanese Army, the security forces and the local authorities, and all those who contributed to containing the fire, and he singled out his salutations to the Director General of Civil Defense, Brigadier General Imad Khuraish. The Minister of Communications indicated that the fire occurred in One of the sections of the complex, which includes a number of warehouses and different sections, and thanks to the great efforts of the fire brigades, it was brought under control and the fire was prevented from spreading to the rest of the warehouses, which prevented further damage. He added: We thank God that no loss of life was recorded, and we wish a speedy recovery to the firefighters who carried out their duty with courage and dedication. He continued: Today we are facing two parallel paths. The first is an internal investigation carried out by the ministry and the concerned authorities to determine and inventory the extent of the damage and losses. The second path is the investigation conducted by the security services and the competent judiciary to determine the causes and determine the circumstances. Therefore, I call on everyone not to anticipate the results of the investigation or to make conclusions that are not based on facts, because that may harm the course of the investigation and affect reaching the truth. We will commit to transparency and announce the results of the investigations as soon as they are completed because our only goal is to know the truth and take what is necessary to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future. Then the Council of Ministers presented the agenda items, and approved most of them, especially the appointments that came as follows. The following: – State Employees Cooperative: Nazih Hammoud, General Director. – Electricity Regulatory Authority: Attorney Christina Issam Abi Haidar, full-time member. – National Council for Scientific Research: Dr. Asaad Antoine Eid, President, and members: Dr. Sati’ Al-Arnaout, Vice President, Professor Ramzi Al-Hafez, Dr. Nima Azoury, Dr. Mary Abboud, Dr. Nassim Fares, Dr. Dima Issa, Dr. Mary Fawzi Shammas, Dr. Joseph Constantine, Dr. Lama Matar, Dr. Nader Siraj, Dr. Salah Zein El-Din, Dr. Muhammad Talal Mustafa Farran, Professor Hani Musa Abbas and Dr. Ali Abdel Reda Faour. – Petroleum Sector Management Board: Jean-Paul Sabbagh, Fawzi Khalifa, Grace Rasheed, Kabi Daboul, Wissam Al-Dhahabi, and Wissam Shabat. The Council also approved the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s request to ratify the founding system of the Beirut International Airport Corporation, and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s request to approve a draft decree. The Lebanese curriculum for pre-university general education, and a number of other items on the agenda.” Minister MorcosThen the following dialogue took place between Minister Morcos and the journalists: Asked: What about the law proposal related to the Homeland Service Law? He answered: The aforementioned law proposal was not approved based on the reviews of a number of ministries that included comments on it, or it was rejected. Question: What about Zahle Electricity? He answered: There is an extension of the requirements for the operation of the public utility. Questioned: Did you discuss the issue of direct negotiations with Israel in light of objection? Hezbollah answered: The outcome of the negotiations that are still ongoing has not been presented, and when necessary, it will be presented to the Council of Ministers in accordance with Article 52 of the Constitution. Minister Karami After that, Minister of Education Rima Karami answered the questions of a number of journalists about the decision taken by the Council to exempt students from the official examinations for secondary school certificates, which she announced during the session. She was asked: I previously spoke about the campaign that affected you. Is there a decision by the Ministry to introduce a decision? For morals? She replied: “This is an occasion to celebrate with you the important event that happened today, which is the approval of the new curricula, which work on skills, including how to live as citizens in a country that enjoys pluralism and is committed to freedom of expression. God willing, we will have moved to a new stage, and there will be interest in this topic. From my point of view, this is the most important strategy to avoid the situation and challenges that we faced. We are working on initiatives between ministries (media, culture…) to pay attention to the discourse for the sake of social cohesion, and there will be a cooperation program.” It took a long time between the Ministries of Education, Information, Youth and Sports to pay attention to this issue. She was asked: Are you satisfied with the decision and has justice been achieved at the certificate level? She answered: As His Excellency the President said, we live under more than exceptional circumstances, and the acceleration of events, their pressures and complications and what happened in the recent period, despite my insistence personally and as a Ministry of Education on holding exams for the certificate and that there is no equivalent solution, but in light of the political and security consensus on the instability of the situation and the impossibility of keeping matters on hold, I have become I am satisfied from a realistic standpoint that it is the best thing that can be done within the circumstances we are living in today, but in absolute terms I am not satisfied with what I aspired to, and the biggest evidence is that despite all the fierce campaign I was subjected to, I remained adamant in my position and I was hoping to change the data and open the way for exams. I was asked: Isn’t a 9.5 average low? She answered: This average is not arbitrary and is usually approved for the secondary school certificate. I was asked: What about the TS and TS certificates? LT? She answered: They were added after they were inadvertently omitted from the text that I had read during the session, meaning that the decision includes general education and vocational education. She was asked: Will the decision not cause confusion in schools in terms of grades? She answered: There is no ideal solution to the current situation, and the reason for specifying the first of March is due to a decision taken months ago in accordance with a recommendation from the Educational Council, and what was agreed upon in the Council of Ministers regarding the impossibility of taking into account what happened after the month of March, and I protected this decision. Which was unanimously agreed upon and no one objected to it, and we put the students in front of the educational material that they took, which is not relatively bad in private and public education, and includes approximately 60 percent of the educational curriculum. I was asked: The student who passed the school and chose to take the official exam and failed, what is his fate? She answered: We agreed that the exceptional session includes those who have free applications, those who fail for compensation, and the successful students who desire the certificate due to compelling circumstances, either for work requirements, university scholarships, or for admission to universities According to the law, once the student submits the certificate, it becomes impossible to compare the result with the school grades. Every student who wishes to take the exams must realize this matter and that in the event of failure, it will not be possible to return to his school results. This is usually the normal situation for every student who has passed in school and failed the official exams. I was asked: Where will the special session be held? She answered: We have the number of those who want to take the exams as free requests, and we know in public education the number of those who passed, and we gave them We have a month to complete the preparation once and for all, but we will continue with what the Ministry has pledged to fulfill the desire of every student to choose the center for taking the exams according to his place of residence. Asked: In the event of other developments, can this course be cancelled, and what will be the fate of the students involved in it? She answered: The schools’ testimonies have become acceptable, and in the event of other developments, the testimonies can be relied upon. Asked: What are the standards that have been adopted for this special session, and will the curriculum be approved? Certain? She answered: Nothing will change, as the exam was originally available for free applications, and we have not amended the conditions or the materials. The consensus, as we mentioned, is that it includes what was taught before the first of March, and the law that usually governs any examination session will be adopted, and the exams themselves will be fair. She was asked: When will the new curriculum be implemented? She answered: The decree was issued and the text will be published, and it notes a gradual transition, and next year it will be optional and for the primary stages. She was asked: How? Will public opinion abroad consider students without an official certificate? She answered: I fought and adhered to the right of every student to obtain an official certificate that opens doors for him, as well as for the value of the Lebanese certificate because many students move abroad to work and study, and this is what we were able to do, and we will cooperate with universities and work for the next academic year to take precautionary measures so that our preparedness will be higher in the event that we also insist on not holding exams. I believe that there is no country that does not understand what happened in Lebanon and the circumstances that led to this The decision, and I take advantage of the occasion to extend my greetings to every Lebanese student in all Lebanese regions. I am proud of their steadfastness and continuity, and their attachment to knowledge and education despite everything.
