Al-Makary: We Did Not Learn From April 13 & Everyone Is Responsible For Our Current Stage

The “Greater Lebanon” Website celebrated on Thursday night, April 13, its second founding commemoration with a “suhoor” held at the “Imperial Hotel” in Raouche, in the presence of Caretaker Information Minister Ziad Al-Makary and a number of MPs, political officials and prominent figures.

The celebration began by showing a short film on “Greater Lebanon, the Homeland”, which focused on the history of April 13 and the civil war leading to Greater Lebanon, followed by an outline of the successful programs launched by the website over the course of two years.

In his word during the event, Minister Al-Makary highlighted the role of the Ministry of Information as a protector of freedoms in the country.

He added: “On occasions like this, I am overjoyed when I find media platforms that include young women and men in the media who chose to stay, stand firm, and work in Lebanon, at a time when they could have traveled in search for a better future abroad…At the same time, I feel sad when I find the state’s institutions decaying and suffering from very difficult conditions, at a time when we can, with little will and money, create institutions that are much better than the ones we run.”

On the memory of April 13, Makary considered that we did not learn from this painful experience, wondering how a country can witness a quick rise, follwed by a quick fall…?

He added: “We did not learn from our devastating experience, we did not understand what happened, and in the end everyone is responsible for where we have reached, and everyone is responsible for rebuilding this country.”

NNA