BEIRUT: Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi underlined the importance of Christian-Muslim coexistence in Tripoli during a tour he conducted Friday with a number of Christian religious figures to mark the occasion of Christmas.
“We are working together in coordination with Muslim-Christian spiritual figures in order to show the true image of Tripoli,” Rifi said following a meeting with Edward Daher, Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Tripoli and the north.
Rifi explained that Tripoli was regaining its status as the city of coexistence.
“We in Tripoli, we were raised as one family.
We grew up on the same streets, we lived in one building and unified schools and this confirms that we’re a united family that will not be divided by black clouds that overshadowed the city,” Rifi stressed after visiting the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.
He added that the dialogue between Hezbollah and the Future movement, whose first round took place Tuesday, aims at decreasing tensions in Lebanon.
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