Cabinet Appoints Brg Gen. Jean Qahwaji Army Commander
Premier Fouad SaniorA’S cabinet on Friday appointed Brigadier General Jean Qahwaji as Army Commander.
The cabinet observed a minute of silence to mourn the death of slain 1st Lieutenant Samer Hanna.
Hanna was killed when his chopper was downed over Sujjud hills in the south by Hizbullah elements.
President Suleiman stressed the need to bring those who shot at the army helicopter to justice and briefed the ministers on his talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Communication Minister Tareq Mitri said Premier Saniora expressed during the meeting, which was presided by President Michel Suleiman at Baabda Palace, his denunciation of the army helicopter incident.
“Targeting the Lebanese Army is a painful and condemned act,” Saniora stressed.
Mitri announced that the cabinet appointed Brigadier General Jean Qahwaji as Army Commander among other diplomatic and military appointments.
Responding to a question concerning the pay raise issue, Mitri said the pay raise would be tackled in the next cabinet session.
