Lebanon president calls for proclamation of 'secular state'
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- Published Date: 10:07 | 30 August 2020
- Modified Date: 10:07 | 30 August 2020
President Michel Aoun called Sunday for the proclamation of a "secular state" during a televised address to mark the upcoming centenary of the Lebanese state.
"I call for the proclamation of Lebanon as a secular state," Aoun said during a speech in which he acknowledged the need "to change the system", after an enormous explosion at Beirut's port in early August and months of deepening economic crisis.
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