Head of the association “Akid Fina Sawa”, Mrs. Violette Safadi, announced on Thursday the launching of the end of year celebrations at the Rachid Karamé International Fair in Tripoli during a ceremony in which a Christmas tree was lit up, in the presence of Mufti of Tripoli and the North, Sheikh Malek Chaar, Bishop of Tripoli and the North for the Melkite Greek Catholics, Edward Daher, and Archbishop of Tripoli and Koura for the Orthodox Greeks, Ephram Kiriakos.
Outgoing Minister of Tourism, Michel Pharaon, hoped that the year 2017 will be a year of stability and that the army will preserve the sovereignty of the Lebanese territory, “so that Lebanon remains the lighthouse of the region.”
For his part, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon and the United Nations Development Program representative, Philippe Lazzarini, said that the UN was ready to support the city of Tripoli, stating that the best way to do so is by increasing the participation of young people in the city’s public life and decision-making.
Source: NNA
