Beirut - Arab Today
Marking its 74th Independence commemoration, the Republic of Lebanon honors its "Men of Independence" by laying wreaths on their graves upcoming Tuesday, according to a program prepared by the Presidency General Directorate of Protocol and Public Relations.
In this connection, cabinet ministers and members of parliament will place the wreaths as follows:
10:00 Minister Michel Pharaon lays a wreath on the Statue of President Bshara Khoury in Ras el-Nabeh
10:00 MP Nematallah Abi Nasr lays a wreath on the tomb of President Fouad Chehab in Ghazir
10:00 Minister Salim Jreissati lays a wreath at the tomb of President Riyad Solh in Ouzai
10:30 MP Mohammed Qabbani lays a wreath on Adnan al-Hakim's Statue in Bashoura
10:45 Minister Jamal Jarrah lays a wreath on the tomb of President Saeb Salam at the Martrys' Cemetery in Kaskas
10:45 Minister Nuhad al-Mashnouq lays a wreath on the tomb of President Rafic Hariri at Martyrs' Square
11:00 MP Ali Khreiss lays a wreath on the tomb of President Adel Osseiran at Al-Fawqa Gate Cemetery in Sidon
11:00 Minister Ghassan Hasbani lays a wreath on the tomb of Prince Majid Arslan in Khaldeh
11:00 MP Michel Moussa lays a wreath on the tomb of Habib Abu Shahla in Mar Elias Batina Cemetery
11:00 Minister Ghattas Khoury lays a wreath on the Statue of Sheikh Pierre Gemayel in Bikfaya
11:00 Minister Pierre Raffoul lays a wreath on Minister Hamid Franjieh's Statue in Ehden
11:30 MP Henry Helo lays a wreath on the tomb of President Camille Chamoun in Deir el-Qamar
11:30 MP Farid Elias El-Khazen lays a wreath on the tomb of Minister Salim Takla in Zouk Mikael
12:00 Minister Nicola Tueni lays a wreath on the tomb of President Sabri Hamadeh in Hermel
12:00 Minister Yaqoub Sarraf lays a wreath at the tomb of President Abdul-Hamid Karami in Tripoli
Furthermore, Minister Tarek al-Khatib will visit the "Government of Independence House" in the town of Bshamoun at 12 noon on Tuesday, while MP Assem Araji visits Rachaya Castle at 11 am.
On Wednesday, National Defense Minister Yaacoub Sarraf will place a wreath in front of Prince Fakhreddine's Statue at the Ministry of Defense at 11 am, while Tourism Minister Ouadis Kidanian lays a wreath on the tomb of Martyr Said Fakhreddine in Ain Anoub.
Deputy Prime Minister, Public Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani will place a wreath before the memorial portrait of President Rene Mouawad in Zarif at 2:00 p.m.
Source: NNA