Lebanese Ministry of Information
Minister of Information Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos said during a specialized training workshop attended by journalists from various media outlets on international humanitarian law and the protection of journalists: “My sincere thanks go to the International Committee of the Red Cross. I hope you have found this training valuable. We hope you will never have to put into practice what you are learning today; however, such training is always conducted as a preventive measure.”
“In the presence of all of you- especially our colleagues at the National News Agency, Radio Lebanon, Télé Liban, and all the directorates that are very dear to my heart and need no individual mention- I would like to speak today about the Media Law bill that was approved by the joint parliamentary committees. It is a bill designed to safeguard your rights, with any provisions that might have caused you concern having been set aside,” Minister Morcos added.
“We reaffirm our determination to secure the adoption of the retirement charter, which has, for the first time in many years, reached the General Assembly of Parliament under this presidential term. We will continue working toward its approval and remain firmly committed to it. Today, the joint parliamentary committees removed all provisions related to public media so they can be studied carefully, in a manner that safeguards your rights, addresses any concerns you may have, and also contributes to the development of the public media sector. God willing, we will move on to the second step next week with the approval by Parliament’s General Assembly of the rights that do you justice. As I mentioned, this is the first time under this presidential term that the proposal has reached the General Assembly. It is worth recalling that on the last two occasions, we had been awaiting its approval, but the sessions lost quorum.”
