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Aramean Democratic
Organization representative in Washington to
support
the UN resolution 1559- the first day
By: Roni
Harb
On the first of November Aramaic
Democratic Organization Representative Roni Harb
attended a meeting in Washington organized by the International committee
for UN resolution 1559.
The meeting was at the Madisson
hotel and it focused on the points of the resolution that Lebanon and
Syria hasn’t implemented yet.
The EU parliament member Mr.
Kasaka talked about the bad influence that an organization like Hezbollah
can have on the peace process in the Middle East.
He promised to also take this
issue back with him to Brussels and keep working with the committee for
this cause.
Among other speakers was
Professor Walid Phares who described the situation in the Middle East with
focusing on the Lebanon cause and on how Lebanon could get its real
liberation soon.
:AramaicDemocratic
Organization s presence was very appreciated and
Roni got to explain the situation in Sweden and how the Committee in
Sweden could be more effective with the help of Aramaic Democratic
Organization and other organizations.
Later in the evening Aramaic
Democratic Organization got a scarf of honor from the
WLCU for its longtime support to the Lebanese cause.
Aramaic Democratic
Organization representative in
Washington to support the UN
resolution 1559- the second day
By: Roni
Harb
On Wednesday the second of
November Aramaic Democratic
Organization Representative Mr. Roni Harb attended the conference held by
the International committee for UN resolution 1559 in US congress
building.
The conference was attended by 12
US congressman, EU parliament members, Lebanese parliament member, Middle
East experts, World Lebanese Cultural Union, World Maronite Union and the
Aramaic democratic Organization.
After John Hajjar opened the
conference the secretary general for WMU Mr. Tom Harb, said a word
thanking all the attended and thanking the USA government for helping
Lebanon. Then Professor Walid Phares spoke about the resolution 1559 and
the importance of implementing it.
Mr. Hajjar introduced then the
Lebanese parliament member, Mr. Abdalla Hanna to speak abut the situation
inside the Lebanese parliament and EU parliament member Mr. Kasaka spoke
about EU:s role in the Middle East and for spreading the democracy there.
Then some US congressman talked
about the importance of following up this resolution because of the good
effects we have seen since the first half of it was implemented when the
Syrian military withdrew from Lebanon. Among those congressmen was one of
Lebanese descendent, Mr. Darrell Issa and he spoke like he knew Lebanon
very well.
the conference was very good and
all the attended were sharing ides and thoughts and concerns and promising
to keep on the good work to finally reach the goal of liberating Lebanon
from all foreign weapon and putting the Lebanese on the right track for
building up the country on a solid base.
Aramaic Democratic
Organization representative in
Washington to support the UN
resolution 1559- the third day
By: Roni
Harb
Aramaic democratic Organization
representative was invited along with the
committee for UN resolution 1559 on the third of November to the
state departement in Washington. The group got to meet the responsible people for
Lebanon, such as Miss Sara Beran and the head of the Levant office Mr.
James McVerry. It was a step in the tour Aramaic
Democratic Organization:s
representative is making in Washington to lobby for a better future for
Lebanon. A Lebanon free from any foreign Army or uncontrolled weapon. A
Lebanon that is the home for its citizens and a safe place for the
Christian Middle Eastern minorities.
Later that day AramaicDemocratic
Organization could have some side meetings with WLCU, WMU and the
International committee for UN resolution 1559. AramaicDemocratic
Organization is sharing the same visions like the mentioned organizations
about the future of Lebanon and the Middle East.
We all believe in the plural
reality in the region and that every country should respect all citizens
and give them the freedom they have right to.
Aramaic Democratic
Organization representative in
Washington to support the UN
resolution 1559- the fourth day
By: Roni Harb
The tour in Washington continues
for Roni Harb of the Aramaic Democratic Organization and on his fourth day
he got to talk about the importance of implementing the UN resolution 1559
to al Mashriqiya radiostation. Roni also said that the entire Middle
East needs such resolutions from the United Nations. The Lebanese are
happy that the UN and the free World Community had finally started to look
back on Lebanon when they voted for this resolution.
Aramaic Democratic Organization
thanks the WLCU for its major work to get this resolution finally adopted
by the UN.
Aramaic Democratic Organization
together with other organizations support this resolution and wish that
other parts of the Middle East will have the same chance to regain a civil
life on their soil.
After the interview Roni had the
chance to visit the TV station “al Hurra” that is based in the Washington
area. Together with the other organizations Aramaic Democratic Organizatio
got the chance to tour inside the station and get to know the staff and
managers a little bit more. |
