Lebanese Army Command – Orientation Directorate issued a statement this afternoon, in which it denied the recently circulated news by some social media outlets regarding allegations about certain contacts made with the Army leadership.

The statement underlined that such news aims at creating confusion at the Lebanese arena and a rift between the Lebanese, particularly by exploiting the stifling economic and daily-living crisis that is afflicting Lebanon. It also confirmed that “the Army has the supreme national interest in mind, and its first and only concern is to maintain security and stability, and everything the leadership does falls within this framework.”

“The Army Command also highly values the popular and political engagement with the army, which is expressed in the supportive communications that the military institution receives, especially in terms of the complex and difficult tasks that the army performs with all professionalism, morality, discipline and patience,” the statement went on.

Meanwhile, the Army leadership called for avoiding any atmosphere that would fuel sedition and harm civil peace in the country.

Source: National News Agency