BEIRUT, (ST)_Maronite Patriarch Beshara Butrous al-Rai called on the Lebanese army and security forces to control the border and prevent arms smuggling across it so as to maintain security and stability in Lebanon .
In a pre-departure statement on Monday for a European tour, al-Rai added : “There is someone trying to violate the security of the country through smuggling weapons so that our only guarantee in Lebanon to ward off this danger is the army and all security and military forces.”
“Lebanon bears beyond its capacity and we hope everyone to respect this land and this country ‘s security ,safety and people ,” the patriarch added, expressing hope to form the new government quickly to satisfy all Lebanese and have them represented without exception.
T. Fateh