EMM News Explorer: Mohammed al-Safadi

[-said]: We are going to roll them over definitely,

dailystar 26-JAN-12

[-told]: There can be no [expenditures] without taxes,

nowlebanon 14-DEC-11

[-told]: Our government does not fall under orders of any country and it is not true that it is a Hezbollah captive,

dailystar 08-DEC-11

[-told]: The decline in the military role of Hezbollah is correlated with the ability of the Lebanese Army to defend Lebanon's territory,

dailystar 08-DEC-11

[-said]: I realize that some recommendations have suggested lowering U.S. aid to security and educational institutions but I am confident that representatives of the American people in Congress will not do anything that would hurt the interests of the Lebanese people without a reasonable right,

dailystar 08-DEC-11

[-told]: The US is always welcome to support Lebanon politically and economically and to assist the Lebanese army with all the necessary equipment to preserve stability [in the country],

nowlebanon 07-DEC-11

[also said:]: It is required from all of us to work more and dispute less in order to reinforce the Lebanese people’s confidence in their government.

nowlebanon 01-DEC-11

[-commented]: Truth cannot be sought while inciting strife.

nowlebanon 28-NOV-11

[also said that:]: there are no threats from the international community against the Lebanese government.

nowlebanon 27-NOV-11

[-also said that]: hope that the government remains, provided that it meets the previous governments’ [international] commitments.

nowlebanon 27-NOV-11

[-told]: Some parties in the government think that Lebanon is committed to international resolutions that it should meet, while other parties refuse these commitments, which might lead to the fall of the government,

nowlebanon 27-NOV-11

[-said]: To illustrate this fact, statistics say that unemployment rates in Arab countries exceeded 16 percent according to the Arab Labor Organization,

zawya 26-NOV-11

[-added]: This requires a skilled and experienced labor force despite the fact that the educational systems in the Arab world have failed to graduate a qualified labor force,

zawya 26-NOV-11

[-told]: Countries in turmoil need a full-blown financial and economic support on their way to growth and during the transition period to preserve stability and avoid falling prey to chaos,

zawya 26-NOV-11

[-told]: to object to the performance of the Finance Ministry regarding the transfer of funds to his ministry.

nowlebanon 13-NOV-11

[also said that:]: Lebanon is known as [a country] that respects its local and international commitments.

nowlebanon 05-OCT-11

[said:]: Lebanon’s interest comes first and I am certain that all parties will realize on careful consideration that we have but one interest, namely for Lebanon to abide by its international commitments.

nowlebanon 05-OCT-11

[-said]: The Finance Ministry’s priority goes to finalizing the 2012 budget,

dailystar 21-SEP-11

[-told]: There is no justification for tomorrow’s strike because we agree with all their requests,

nowlebanon 14-SEP-11

[-said]: The Cabinet approved the electricity bill which will be funded in four installments, one per year, starting 2011,

dailystar 07-SEP-11

[-said]: Our expectations, it [inflation] will not be less than 3 percent next year. But we are expecting growth of not less than 4 percent real GDP growth in 2012,

dailystar 07-SEP-11

[-added]: The Finance Ministry is ready to secure $600 million now, and in the next six months, if we are not able to provide the other $600 million from donations and funds, then we commit to securing it from the Lebanese Treasury,

nowlebanon 06-SEP-11

[-said]: The 2012 draft budget law will be finalized in September,

dailystar 29-AUG-11

[-also said]: I wish Hariri had attended the parliamentary sessions on the ministerial statement and discussed it with the government instead of addressing the cabinet from Paris using expressions that do not fit with his position and status,

nowlebanon 13-JUL-11

[-said]: Developing education and boosting the capabilities of teachers and raising their standard of living along with building modern schools require allocating enough funds,

dailystar 10-MAR-11

[-said]: It is unfair that teachers are forced to protest, demonstrate and strike to gain their rights. The economy cannot recover, and development cannot be achieved without an academic system based on qualified teachers who are confident of securing their living,

dailystar 10-MAR-11

[-also said that]: the importance of the principles that unite France and Lebanon.

nowlebanon 09-FEB-11

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