Morcos to VDL24: Cabinet Solidarity Priority as Government Advances Reform, Media Overhaul

Information Minister, Dr. Paul Morcos, on Monday said the government’s foremost priority is preserving ministerial solidarity, stressing that differences in views “do not undermine mutual respect” amid major national challenges.

In an interview with Nokta Aal Sater on Voice of Lebanon and VDL24, Morcos highlighted the Lebanese Army’s pivotal role in confronting ongoing Israeli violations, the occupation of five points, and the issue of Lebanese detainees, as well as overseeing deployment south and north of the Litani River pending the second phase of the arms-control plan.

Morcos said the government is placing reconstruction on the right track while tightening land and maritime border controls, upgrading the airport, and preparing for parliamentary elections on time. Reform priorities include banking secrecy amendments, bank restructuring, addressing the financial gap, judicial independence, and improving public sector conditions.

Morcos noted that in its first year the Cabinet held around 50 sessions, issuing 2,370 decrees and 1,100 decisions, alongside key administrative, military and diplomatic appointments.

On media reform, he described the long-awaited new media law as a qualitative leap strengthening press freedoms, banning pretrial detention for journalists, establishing an independent media authority, and regulating digital platforms while combating misinformation.