EMM News Explorer: Michel Sleiman

[-told]: The rift between the cabinet members is on minor issues,

naharnet 06-FEB-12

[-stated]: I suggested amending the constitution so that the vote depends on the majority of the votes,

naharnet 06-FEB-12

[said:]: I tried more than once to contact Aoun and others. He who says I am not open [to discussions] does not know me.

nowlebanon 06-FEB-12

[-also said that]: atmosphere that will be quickly and easily created.

nowlebanon 06-FEB-12

[-said]: I lost a dear friend who was key in forming the first government of my presidential term, and remained a close consultant afterward,

dailystar 04-FEB-12

[-said later]: It is not important that one, two, or three cabinet meetings do not occur. What is importance is the competency in the appointments,

naharnet 02-FEB-12

[said that:]: cabinet sessions should not be held if the [ministers] are going to argue over administrative appointments,

nowlebanon 02-FEB-12

[-said]: The obstacles cannot be removed without consulting the constitution,

nowlebanon 02-FEB-12

[-said]: I hold onto the seniority, efficiency and competence in the appointments at all levels,

naharnet 02-FEB-12

[-said]: The ball of appointments is in the court of ministers and I disagree with the justice minister on the head of the Higher Judicial Council,

naharnet 01-FEB-12

[also said that:]: the procedure of administrative appointments must be amended,

nowlebanon 30-JAN-12

[also said that:]: the names must be proposed to the cabinet by the president and not by the ministers.

nowlebanon 30-JAN-12

[-said]: There is no strain with Aoun or anyone else,

naharnet 21-JAN-12

[-said]: There is no strain with MP Michel Aoun or anyone else,

naharnet 20-JAN-12

[said:]: I have said more than once that the cabinet has but limited productivity, and this has been proven true, for instance, with regard to administrative appointments. We came up with an appointments mechanism, which has not been respected because of some politicians’ narrow-minded interests and because of the constitution, whereby appointments are to be adopted by a two-thirds majority.

nowlebanon 19-JAN-12

[said:]: I made it clear to him that Judge [Alice] Chabtini is the oldest and most competent serving judge, and cannot be bypassed for any reason regardless of my esteem for other candidates. These candidates can be appointed after she reaches retirement age, but still [General Aoun] remained adamant.

nowlebanon 19-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope that the strategic review ongoing between Unifil and the Lebanese army will lead to suggestions that may help the full application of the UN Security Council's resolution 1701, which Lebanon is committed to respecting,

ansamed 18-JAN-12

[-said]: Since it is difficult to achieve this [appointments] in light of personal interests and political differences, we should amend the Constitution in order to give the president the power to decide on appointments after coordination with the relevant Cabinet minister ... and then present the names to Cabinet through the mechanism agreed upon, which is based on a majority rather than a two-thirds vote,

dailystar 18-JAN-12

[-said]: I have said more than once that the government’s productivity is low and that an example of this is the administrative appointments,

dailystar 18-JAN-12

[-suggested that]: narrow interests.

dailystar 18-JAN-12

[-told]: That’s why the constitution should be amended to give the president back his authority and to have the final say on the appointments … through the coordination with the involved minister and the monitoring authorities,

naharnet 18-JAN-12

[said:]: I have said on many occasions that the cabinet has a limited productivity and this is obvious in the administrative appointments.

naharnet 18-JAN-12

[said:]: I told him that Judge Alice Shabtini is the most suitable … and the other candidates could be later appointed when Shabtini retires.

naharnet 18-JAN-12

[-said]: I underscore my intention to continue efforts to provide the necessary conditions for the resumption of dialogue between the various parties and to make every effort to agree on a defense strategy for Lebanon,

dailystar 17-JAN-12

[-also said that]: was an opportunity to underline Lebanon’s commitment to the implementation of Resolution 1701, regardless of the Israeli violations.

nowlebanon 16-JAN-12

[-said]: An electoral system that ensures healthy representation will keep voters away from [partisanship],

dailystar 09-JAN-12

[-told]: An electoral system that ensures a healthy representation for all the components of the society reflects the will of the Lebanese to live together, a [determination] that had been practiced since independence,

dailystar 09-JAN-12

[-also said]: An electoral law must guarantee the [proper] representation of women and youth,

nowlebanon 09-JAN-12

dailystar 09-JAN-12

[-said]: we will have to wait [for a long time] if we wait for all appointments to be finalized at once.

nowlebanon 06-JAN-12

[-said]: By the end of this year [2011], Lebanon’s nonpermanent membership at the Security Council will end, which Lebanon has chaired twice between 2010 and 2011,

dailystar 30-DEC-11

[said that:]: Lebanon paid the biggest price in the fight against terrorism.

nowlebanon 26-DEC-11

[-told]: Dialogue is something necessary… in Lebanon, we always need to have it,

nowlebanon 26-DEC-11

[-said]: The proposal I presented was not accepted by the two sides because of their bets on [the outcome of the Arab Spring],

dailystar 25-DEC-11

[-told]: Lebanon is against terrorism and has paid the biggest price fighting it. I am sure that no Lebanese or Lebanese town would accept to harbor [terrorists] and they are cooperating with the state to prevent it,

dailystar 25-DEC-11

[-told]: The attack coincides with the arrival of the advance observer team, [it] aims at disrupting the Arab solution that was agreed upon between Syria and the Arab League,

dailystar 23-DEC-11

[-added that]: Such terrorist attacks do not only target France. They target UNIFIL and the Lebanese people’s security and stability.

nowlebanon 16-DEC-11

[ explained]: Lebanon has always maintained that we will be against any decision in that organization which will be aimed against Armenia or Karabakh. We believe that the issue must be solved based on international law and the right of people for self-determination. I wish that the existing group, for instance, the Minsk Group as well as spiritual leaders, spare no effort to resolve this issue. We also want world’s great powers and countries spare no effort to solve issues such as the issue of Palestine, for example, t

asbarez 13-DEC-11

[said that:]: the explosion is an attempt to force the French battalion to leave Lebanon.

nowlebanon 09-DEC-11

[-noted]: We wish the great powers of the world not spare an effort for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Palestine and such like issues, so that peace dominates in the world,

armenpress 09-DEC-11

[-said]: The talks [with Sargsyan] took place in an friendly atmosphere that has been governing ties between the Lebanese and Armenian people for centuries,

nowlebanon 09-DEC-11

[-said]: The firing of rockets, which was carried out individually, toward occupied Palestinian territory does not serve the interest of solidarity with the Palestinian people,

dailystar 05-DEC-11

[-told]: We should fund the tribunal and funding it doesn’t mean that we would give up our criticism of it if it makes mistakes,

lebanonews 01-DEC-11

[-said]: not conducive to the cause of solidarity with the Palestinian people

bbc 29-NOV-11

[-added]: We should not take time to implement what we have agreed on during [past] dialogue sessions, especially concerning the use of arms by Palestinian [refugees in Lebanon],

nowlebanon 21-NOV-11

[-said]: We should be committed to implementing international resolutions, especially those related to the STL,

nowlebanon 21-NOV-11

[-said that]: this requires cooperation from everyone starting with the government.

nowlebanon 17-NOV-11

[-said]: Syria expressed regret for the unintended violations,

AHN 17-NOV-11

[said that:]: it is shameful to preoccupy ourselves with what is happening around us and forget our situation. Let’s work for our young people to protect our country.

nowlebanon 17-NOV-11

[said that:]: amid the technical and informational development the world has witnessed, and amid the changes towards democracy, [countries] should follow the Lebanese example which adopts democracy [under the National Pact].

nowlebanon 14-NOV-11

[-said]: We did not stand in opposition to the Arab League’s resolution but we are against isolating a country in absolute terms,

dailystar 13-NOV-11

[-told]: Isolation carries dangers and it is possible it could lead to foreign intervention, but in return, the Syrian government should implement all reforms,

dailystar 13-NOV-11

[-added]: In terms of isolating Syria, Lebanon is against it because the people [are the] ones who pay for it and [isolation] severs means for dialogue and no Syrian citizen should feel that they are not Arab,

dailystar 13-NOV-11

[-told]: [I] urge Syrian President Bashar Assad to implement the provisions of the Arab League initiative,

dailystar 13-NOV-11

[-added]: In terms of isolating Syria, Lebanon is against it because the people [are the] ones who pay [the price] and [isolation] impedes dialogue,

xinhuanet_en 13-NOV-11

[-told]: Lebanon is with democracy, whether that relates to Syria or other nations, but it is not likened for political aims to be carried out through the use of violence - in order to execute the Arab initiative,

kuna 13-NOV-11

[said:]: high level talks took place [between the two countries] and Syria expressed regret for the unintended violations... noting that Syrians fulfilled their promises to respect Lebanon’s independence and sovereignty and planted mines along the border to prevent infiltration and smuggling.

dailystar 09-NOV-11

[-said]: Therefore, it is essential to fund the court. But funding does not mean the tribunal won’t be criticized for mistakes,

dailystar 31-OCT-11

[-told]: not criticizing the tribunal if it makes mistakes.

nowlebanon 31-OCT-11

[said:]: I am the president of the Lebanese Republic. No one threatens or warns me.

nowlebanon 31-OCT-11

[-said]: The United States and the West need not have a different criteria for democracy,

dailystar 27-OCT-11

[said:]: Let’s see what Berri’s got to offer.

dailystar 27-OCT-11

[-said]: Democracy in the Arab world is imperative, but by peaceful means without bloodshed,

dailystar 27-OCT-11

[-added]: Let us see what Speaker Nabih Berri has [to offer],

nowlebanon 27-OCT-11

[-said]: There is no escape from democratizations in the Arab world…but let [the process] happen peacefully and without any bloodshed,

nowlebanon 27-OCT-11

[-said]: The change we are witnessing around us in Arab countries shows the need to adopt reforms,

dailystar 24-OCT-11

[-added]: It is about time we adopted an electoral law that represents all the Lebanese factions,

nowlebanon 24-OCT-11

[-said]: Time has come for the adoption of such a law to get out of this dilemma,

dailystar 24-OCT-11

[-said]: I have received the news of death of your beloved brother with sadness ... [he] was a friend of Lebanon who had embraced Lebanon's issues and strived for the unity of the Arab nation and good of its nations,

dailystar 22-OCT-11

[-said]: [I support] the law of proportional representation as well as the ones proposed by [former Interior Minister] Ziad Baroud and by [former Minister] Fouad Boutros. I also support the electoral law that is being prepared by [Interior Minister] Marwan Charbel,

nowlebanon 04-OCT-11

[-said]: Lebanon is committed to the STL’s funding…but this does not disregard some [parties’] remarks regarding the tribunal’s [functioning],

nowlebanon 04-OCT-11

[-also said that]: we are awaiting their response.

nowlebanon 04-OCT-11

[-added]: The UN-backed tribunal’s funding should be [discussed] calmly and ‘without noise’,

nowlebanon 04-OCT-11

[-said]: namely the geographic coordinates respectively pertaining to the southernmost and southwest border of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Lebanon.

albawaba 01-OCT-11

[-said]: We strongly uphold our full sovereignty and economic rights over our territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone as well as freedom of the exploitation of our natural resources, be they on land or in the deep sea, independently from any designs or threats,

albawaba 01-OCT-11

[also said that:]: the current electoral law had expired.

nowlebanon 29-SEP-11

[-said]: Israel’s decision to build 1,100 housing units in [East Jerusalem]… is a blow to efforts [aimed at achieving] peace in the Middle East; [particularly] at this time, when the UN Security Council is looking into the request to recognize Palestine as a full member [at the UN],

nowlebanon 29-SEP-11

[-said]: Israel's decision to build 1,100 settler homes spanning 148 acres in the Gilo area that is close to Bethlehem in the West Bank that has been condemned internationally is a blow to Middle East peace efforts,

dailystar 29-SEP-11

[-told]: I always encourage Assad to shift to democracy…he has implemented several reforms, but for the people, they are still not enough,

nowlebanon 24-SEP-11

[-added]: Lebanon is with democracy and we prefer a democratic transition to take place quietly,

nowlebanon 24-SEP-11

[said that:]: international resolutions are a source of reassurance,

nowlebanon 24-SEP-11

[-said that]: I do not think that there will be a problem in…providing the government’s annual share of funding to the tribunal.

nowlebanon 24-SEP-11

[-reported]: Let Israel implement Resolution 1701 and afterwards you can ask us about [UN Security Council] Resolution 1559,

nowlebanon 24-SEP-11

[-said]: Lebanon, along with its scholars, media and activists, has accompanied and supported every renaissance project in the East and contributed to refining and upholding its banner. It can only hail all peaceful approaches or means to achieve reform, to consecrate the principles of democracy, justice and modernity and to preserve human dignity and fundamental freedoms.

dailystar 21-SEP-11

[-said]: namely the geographic coordinates respectively pertaining to the southernmost and southwest border of the economic exclusive zone of Lebanon.

dailystar 21-SEP-11

[-said]: We emphasize that we strongly uphold our full sovereignty and economic rights over our territorial waters and exclusive economic zone as well as freedom of the exploitation of our natural resources, be they on land or in the deep sea, independently from any designs or threats,

dailystar 21-SEP-11

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