Opening ceremony of the 6th Regional Conference in Hotel Monroe – Beirut.

Hotel Monroe – Beirut hosted the opening ceremony of the 6th regional conference concerning “The Middle East in light of the new world system and the repercussions of the world conflict in the region” which is organized by the Research and Strategic Studies Center in the Lebanese Army under the patronage of His Excellency Prime Minister Tammam Salam with the participation of national, diplomatic and military figures as well as researchers and academics from Lebanon, Arab, regional, and International organizations.
The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Public Works and Transportation Mr. Ghazi Zeaiter who represented His Excellency Prime Minister Tammam Salam in addition to the LAF Commander Jean Kahwagi as well as the participants and a crowd of guests.
Minister Zeaiter delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests and particularly the friends. He confirmed that Lebanon was and will remain at the crossroad of civilizations and the key joining between the East and the West as well as being the future gateway for the development and economic projects that will soon be launched following the stabilization of the situation in the region. Minister Zeaiter praised the importance of this conference which sheds light over a part of contemporary structural dangers and problems that the Middle East is facing and particularly the Arab World. He added that the immense security and defense burdens laid on the LAF’s shoulders did not and shall not deter the Army from performing its development duty and cultural and intellectual activities especially since the Lebanese soldier considers the country as his bigger home and the citizens as his parents and brethren. He noted that the unique Lebanese experience which is based on the principle of unity in diversity and diversity in unity serves as a beacon of hope and salvation to the peoples of this region, rather an impregnable barrage in the confrontation with extremism, terrorism, strife and chaos.
In his turn, General Kahwagi welcomed the guests and noted that the organization of the conference for the sixth consecutive time in Beirut by the Research and Strategic Studies Center in the Lebanese Army comes as an interpretation of the Army’s will to interact with the intellectual and scientific resources, whether national or foreign and to exchange expertise, ideas and themes with the aim of contributing to determine the actual reasons behind the current Arab crises and problems and the means to address these crises and limit their repercussions. (Speech of the LAF Commander enclosed).
The Head of the Conference general committee Brigadier General Fadi Abi Farrage had delivered the opening speech where he highlighted the schedule and activities of the conference as well its importance on the regional and international levels.