His Eminence, Sheikh Aql of the Druze monotheistic faith (Tawhid), Sheikh Naeem Hasan was most surprised that those who are supposed to maintain Lebanon's diplomatic relations made such unacceptable and condemnable words. The least that can be said is that they contradict with the facts and contradict the principles of diplomatic work and are subjected to the denouncing abuse of the Gulf states who did not who an effort to support Lebanon and the Lebanese and are still embracing them in the most difficult stages.
Abu Faour and the Confessional Council: His Eminence received today a member of the Democratic Gathering, Representative Wael Abu Faour, in the community house in Beirut-Verdun, in the presence of the judge of the Druze sect, Sheikh Gandhi Makarem. The meeting discussion dealt with a number of general issues and topics.
Sheikh Al-Aql also chaired the meeting of the board of directors of the sectarian council, and issues related to the work of the committees and internal issues were discussed.
Communications and telegrams with Al-Fitr: On the other hand, Sheikh Al-Aql exchanged congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr with the Mufti of the Republic Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, the Vice President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Ali Al-Khateeb, and the excellent Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan. It was an occasion to emphasize the need for continuous work and communication for the sake of unity of the national position to get out of the stifling crisis in Lebanon, and full solidarity with the Palestinian people rising up against the crimes and aggression of the Israeli occupation was also conveyed.
Sheikh Hasan also received congratulatory calls, most notably from the Maronite Patriarch Mar Beshara Boutros Al-Rai, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Youhanna X Al-Yaziji, the Metropolitan of Beirut and its dependencies for the Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elias Odeh, the former President of the Republic General Michel Suleiman, the former Prime Minister Fouad Sanioura, and the Secretary of the Development and Liberation Bloc. Representative Anwar al-Khalil, as well as head of the Supreme Druze Court of Appeals, Sheikh Faisal Nasser al-Din, and a number of doctrine judges, member of the Constitutional Council, Judge Riyad Abu Ghaida, as well as figures from the authority of His Eminence offices in Brazil, Canada, Australia and Kuwait, and from Dr. Raja Shehayeb, head of the Canadian Druze Foundation in Quebec.
His Eminence also received telegrams of Eid congratulations from President of the Republic General Michel Aoun, President in charge Sheikh Saad Hariri, Iranian Ambassador Muhammad Jalal Firoznia, Ambassador of France Anne Grillo, Ambassador of Spain Jose Maria de la Verre, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco Mohamed Krein, Ambassador of China Wang Kejian Ambassador of the Knights of Malta, Monsignor Bertrand Pisansenot, Secretary General of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Center, Dr. Faisal bin Abdul Rahman bin Muammar, Cultural Counselor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanon Abbas Khama Yar, Metropolitan Byblos and Batroun, Archbishop Silwan Moussa, President of the University of Our Lady of Louaize, Abbot Pierre Najm, and the Arab Group for Islamic-Christian Dialogue, represented by Dr. Hisham Al-Mukmal.
Beirut on 18/5/2021