Qabalan calls on Lebanese to demonstrate unity and solidarity

Source: Daily Star, 23-05-2008
Meanwhile, the Higher Shiite Council vice president, Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan, said the Doha agreement has constituted a "new station" in the Lebanese people's life.
"The success of the Doha talks had a positive impact on Lebanon and the region," Qabalan said. "The agreement reached has brought us into a new phase of Lebanon's life; this is why we should benefit from it and provide our country with prosperity, stability and national unity."
Qabalan urged the Lebanese to communicate and forgive each other, "as they are brothers and partners in the country."
"The Lebanese people are called on to show unity and solidarity," he added.
The sheikh also urged politicians to deal with the economic situation amid a hike in fuel and food prices, as well as rising unemployment.
"I call on the new president to put people's life and their educational and living conditions within his priorities," he said.