Touring various villages of Mount Lebanon's Chouf region on Sunday, Free Patriotic Movement Head, Foreign Affairs Minister Gebran Bassil considered his Movement as a partner in the reconciliation of the Mountain, having paid the price for said reconciliation.

Accompanied by Ministers of Water and Energy Ceasar Abi Khalil and Environment Tarek Khatib, Minister Bassil received a popular welcome upon arrival in Deir el-Qamar, where he saluted its people for their important contribution to Lebanon's history and Mountain heritage.

Bassil noted that the Chouf region could only survive based on consensus and agreement, adding that the new electoral law ensured citizens' right to good representation, achieving balance between all parties concerned.

He indicated that his Chouf visit comes to continue and consolidate the reconciliation of the Mountain.

Over the awaited legislative elections, Bassil asserted that the FPM was fighting to preserve several reforms adopted in the new electoral law, namely to prohibit the falsification of the elections by means of electoral cards, to preserve the freedom of the elector and to raise voting rates.

He concluded by highlighting the significance of the call for a large participation in the upcoming elections, whether by Lebanese citizens residing in Lebanon or abroad.

It is to note that Minister Bassil's Chouf tour today also included the villages of Maaser Beiteddine, Majd el-Ma'ouch, Freidis and Barouk

Source: NNA