Bassil during FPM’s dinner in Sydney: Be soldiers of nationality restoration!
Attending the dinner banquet held in his honor by the Free Patriotic Movement in Sydney, Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil, addressed his audience by reiterating the Movement’s cause in favor of nationality and not naturalization, calling on Lebanese expatriates to be “soldiers for the restoration of nationality.”
“The Free Patriotic Movement ought to win in the elections so as to pursue the march towards change and reform,” said Bassil, emphasizing the need for having the majority in order to win votes within the cabinet.
“Proper work requires planning, and the State cannot be built without planning,” he added.
Bassil urged FPM members in Sydney to work together, hand-in-hand, and to cooperate with all the segments of the Lebanese expatriate community, regardless of political differences.
“You should work together in service of Lebanon and the Lebanese cause, for our future is one of nationality and identity,” Bassil underscored.
He also stressed on “openness to all” with no exception, noting that “our strength lies in our understanding with all sides, away from any enmities.”
“In politics we can differ, and that is at the core of the democratic regime,” Bassil asserted, reciting Lebanon’s message of unity, partnership and coexistence.
Source: NNA National News Agency Lebanon R.S.H
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