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February 7, 2019
Istanbul: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on Thursday described the reality of the Arab world as being "the patient", but he said that he was not dead and that he was "dead". he would be reborn from his ashes.
He pointed out that the delay in reform costs more and does not bring the desired results.
This came in a conference for Siniora, which was held at the Center for Political, Economic and Social Studies in Turkey "SITA" entitled "The Impact of Instability in the World" Arabic on international and regional systems ".
Siniora said that "the world is undergoing major changes, in which less cooperation, lack of clarity in vision, loss of trust in international institutions, chaos is more prevalent and the rule of law is ignored".
He stressed that "the world is progressing step by step towards a new world order and that in this situation, the Arab world has suffered many shocks last year and still suffers because geopolitics is the convergence point of the world. continents and that this region has natural resources and the largest oil reserves. " What constitutes the backbone of the West. "
And in view of the deteriorating situation in the Arab world, he stressed that "Arabs are the least determining factor for their fate and that millions of Arabs are deprived of justice and equality by dictatorships. , which led to extremism and violence and witnessed various disorders in the Arab world.
He stressed that "as long as there is no reform in the areas of diversity, diversity and freedom, human rights, the situation will continue and differences will persist between these countries and will reduce opportunities for the future. "
"I say clearly that reform is a dynamic step and that to interrupt it causes many pains and difficulties, it applies to everyone and the process of reform must always be continued, stopped and delayed, leading to high costs and the risk of failure ".
The Israeli occupation contributes to the persistence of turmoil and injustice in the Arab world, as well as to the prevention of reforms. The occupation of Iraq, for example, has resulted in the breakup of the state. "
"The problems mentioned, if they are not solved in the Middle East, will unfortunately continue to sabotage international balances.We, the Arabs, do not want to fear the rest of the world, but we do not want to fear the world of our part ".
He also stressed that "the Arabs must meet and find a comprehensive and just solution to the question of Palestine, the two-state solution according to the Arab peace initiative, and we must find a political solution acceptable to all by the Syrian crisis, opens the doors of reconstruction, and the same for Libya and Yemen ".
He added that "the Arab world should propose initiatives, exploit human resources, work with them within civil society organizations and respect human rights, which requires a modern religious discourse and possession. of diverse and critical thoughts ".
Siniora concluded that "the Arab world is sick but not dead, and it is certain that the Arabs must meet and work on the development of new concepts.I believe that there is something that brings together the Arabs and that they will generate a new emission of ashes ".
Siniora is a Lebanese politician who has held several cabinet posts and has twice chaired the government (2005-2009).
He was known for his harsh criticism of Hezbollah's politics: in 2009, he ran for the first time in the parliamentary elections in Saida and was able to enter parliament as a member of parliament while running for office. 2018 despite the request of Saad Hariri.
Siniora, who held no position in the Future Movement between 1992 and 2004, took over the Ministry of Finance from the five governments formed by the late Rafik Hariri when he was Prime Minister from 1992 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2004. (Anatolia)
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