The inauguration ceremony of the CIMIC regional division in the South

Friday, 18 May 2018

The inauguration ceremony of the CIMIC regional division was held this morning in Marjeyoun - the South with the financing of the UNIFIL and the Kingdom of Spain and with the presence of Major General P.S.C. Georges Chreim representing the Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun, the Special coordinator of the UN Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel, the Commander of the UNIFIL Major General Michael Beary and the head of the joint operations in the Spanish Armed Forces Major General Francisco Braco Carbo representing the Kingdom of Spain in addition to several officers from the LAF, security bureaus and the UNIFIL as well as political and social figures.

The ceremony was started with the Lebanese, Spanish and UNIFIL anthems, then the chargé d’affaires of the CIMIC Directorate Brigadier General P.S.C Elie Abi Rached delivered a speech in which he welcomed the audience and extended his appreciation to international countries which contributed to establishing the new regional division.

The mentioned speech was followed by speeches delivered by Major General Beary, Ms. Kardel and Major General Carbo in which they stressed the importance of tight relation with the CIMIC Directorate in the LAF with the aim of supporting permanent peace and stability in Lebanon, particularly in the South.

Moreover, the representative of the LAF Major General P.S.C George Chreim delivered a speech in which he stated that the strategies and goals of the military institution include establishing the best relations of cooperation between the LAF, other armies and friend international countries, not only in the military field, but also in different development fields. Major General Chreim considered that this project comes to translate the commitment of the LAF towards to Southerners and to reflect the depth of the relations joining it with the UNIFIL in general and the Spanish battalion in particular. The representative of the LAF ended his speech by extending his appreciation to all friend countries and international and social organizations for supporting the journey of the CIMIC.