The Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued Friday the following:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Higher Relief Committee has received an official letter from the \u2018Union of Beirut Families Associations\u2019 requesting approval to accept a \u20ac 500,000 conditional financial donation in favor of the Higher Relief Committee, as a contribution to cover part of Lebanon’s financial contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, provided that the amount is transferred to the STL\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The letter signed by the president of the Union, Mohammad Afif Yamout, states: \u2018The Union of Beirut Families Associations is keen on providing a conditional financial donation to contribute to covering part of Lebanon\u2019s financial contribution to the STL, which suffers a lack of funding that hinders its operations and may lead to its suspension before the completion of the purpose for which it was established. This has serious repercussions that will adversely affect the achievement of justice and constitutes a dangerous precedent that puts the credibility of the United Nations at stake, knowing that the purpose of the establishment of the Tribunal goes beyond the assassination of martyr late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, for it is a national and just cause; it is a matter of justice that all the Lebanese deserve, regardless of their affiliations. Thus, the Union of Beirut Families Associations seeks hereby seeks your approval of the conditional financial donation in favor of the Higher Relief Committee, worth 500,000 euros (fresh money) as a contribution to cover part of Lebanon\u2019s financial contributions to the STL. The funds will be transferred to the STL\u2019s account and necessary measures will be taken in accordance with the duly established procedures.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: National News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued Friday the following:\u201cThe Higher Relief Committee has received an official letter from the \u2018Union of Beirut Families Associations\u2019 requesting approval to accept a \u20ac 500,000 conditional financial donatio…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n