It is a welcome that requires more than argument and interpretation. After Army Chief General Rudolf Heikal presented the Army Plan to the Council of Ministers, government decisions read verbatim: “The Council welcomed the Army Plan and its successive stages by type, the agreements, the declaration of cessation of hostilities, the affidavit and the ministerial statement.”
What is the legal difference between the “approval” of a plan and its “acceptance”, especially if the acceptance is based on a previous decision of the authority of the Council of Ministers itself?
Constitutionalist, lawyer Dr. Syed Malik does not see any contradiction or negative consequences in the speech.
He explains to An-Nahar: “The government tried to defuse this government and prevent it from exploding and the duo’s ministers resigned. Hence, it tried to sidestep the phrases and turn the corner with them. When it said that it ‘welcomed’ the army plan, the linguistic meaning of the greeting is to take another meaning of the Council of Ministers.” army plan”.
Thus, the choice of expression seems to have a “moral-psychological message” rather than a technical one, since there is no difference in interpretation.
Malik comments: “The word ‘welcome’ was less heavy than the word ‘approved by the Council of Ministers’.
The settlement marked the government’s “welcome” to the Army Command’s plan… Berry is the first of the “recipients” and five phases, and no deadline has been announced.
It seemed natural that immediate assessments and interpretations of the nature of the decision made by the third session of the Council of Ministers differed in the context of the crucial sovereign sessions held on August 5th and 7th and September 5th, since yesterday’s session was supposed to be the “third fixed” and decisive executive session regarding the launch of weapons. Lebanon territory.
Minister of Information Paul Morcos on the podium of Baabda Palace (Nabil Ismail).
gradation of purpose
Perhaps surprisingly, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ministerial Statement were recalled, so that the “salutation” was associated with “Commitment to the Taif Accords and Agreements, the Declaration of the Cessation of Hostilities, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ministerial Proclamation.” This gradation of the number of permanents did not come in vain, but was aimed at conveying political messages that there should be no rejection of what was previously approved, especially the previous decision of the Minister, which was made in the session of August 5 last year.
Politically, there is no difference between “welcoming” and “approving” if the issue is related to the practical or implementation aspect of the content of the plan, which means that the plan will be implemented in either case.
Psychologically, the word “welcome” is more “comfortable” than the word “thank you”.
Regarding the constitution, constitutional expert Dr. Jihad Ismail dwells on the term “rehabilitated,” telling Al-Nahar: “There is no constitutional framework for this in the articles of the constitution or its preamble.”
He denies: “Article 65 of the Constitution, which enumerates the powers of the Council of Ministers, makes no mention of the government making wishes or recommendations, as is the case with the House of Representatives, which is defined by the Parliament’s bylaws. It.”
Cabinet (Nabil Ismail).
Is the word “welcome” a decision?
He answers: “No, this is not an administrative decision, this is not a decision to implement the general policy that was approved at the meetings of August 5 or 7.
Perhaps the word “welcomed” means “he was informed” of the plan issued by the army leadership. Did the Council of Ministers make a decision yesterday? Constitutionally, the word “welcome” does not rise to the level of an administrative decision, otherwise the phrase “the Council of Ministers has decided to approve the army plan” would have been used.
It may be “bypassing” the words, but in the end the decision was made not yesterday, but exactly one month ago. Perhaps the thing about this is that an Arabic dictionary helps you cover a lot of vocabulary if the intention is to convey specific messages… and in a specific direction!
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The cabinet meeting is formal while the national security strategy is discussed
Thank you, Nabih Berry. The September 5 government meeting, which “welcomed” the army leadership’s plan to disarm Hezbollah, was expected to go smoothly. Indicators of an exit agreement began on Thursday night with the activation of communications on the Ain al-Tinh Baabda line – and, of course, the suburbs, and then the government palace.
