Caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, received today at his home in Shaat, popular delegations and agricultural associations from the Baalbek-Hermel region. He raised with the delegations a number of their demands and concerns, emphasizing that “the situation has become very critical at the economic and social levels, which makes it imperative for everyone to take a step to solve the crisis, which begins with the election of a president of the republic and then the formation of a government, to begin the journey of advancement in this country, which is rich in its people, economic components and promising oil wealth.” Hajj Hassan also contacted Higher Relief Commission Head, Major General Mohammad Khair, with whom he discussed the issue of compensating farmers affected by the storm that has recently hit Lebanon.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon