President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, headed a Supreme Defense Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the Presidential Palace. The Council decided to extend the general mobilization until December 31, 2021, while maintaining previous measures and procedures.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and ministers of: National Defense Maurice Slim, Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib, Finance Youssef Khalil, Interior Bassam Mawlawi, Economy Amin Salam, Justice Henry Khoury, Public Health Firas Abyad, and Public Works Ali Hamieh.
Also attending were: Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, General Security Director General Major General Abbas Ibrahim, Internal Security Forces Director General Major General Imad Othman, State Security Director General Major General Tony Saliba, Secretary General of the Supreme Defense Council Major General Mahmoud Al-Asmar, Cassation Public Prosecutor Judge Ghassan Oweidat, Acting Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki, Assistant Director General of State Security Brigadier General Samir Sannan, Head of ISF Information Branch Brigadier Khaled Hammoud, Director of Information Branch in the General Security Brigadier Youssef Medawar, Presidency Director General Dr. Antoine Choucair, the President's Security and Military Adviser retired Brigadier Paul Matar, and the President's Health Adviser Dr. Walid Khoury.
After the meeting, Major General Al-Asmar read the following statement:
"At the call of the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, the Supreme Defense Council convened in a meeting, attended by the Prime Minister, ministers, heads of security apparatuses, and the Governmental Commissioner to the Military Court.
The Supreme Defense Council has decided to extend the general mobilization from 1/10/2021 until 31/12/2021, while maintaining previously established measures and procedures".
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