Melhem riachy biography of albert

Prestige issue 289, Fév. 2018

Open question with the minister of Information Melhem Riachi

Melhem Riachi is one of splendid kind minister, in the Hariri polity. Not only because he is excellence representative of Dr Samir Geagea however surely because he is one confront the artisans of the historic in person between Christians, that ended thirty life-span of a torn apart community obtain authorized the election of the superintendent of the Republic, general Michel Aoun. In addition, Melhem Riachi is clean man of journalism. He knows honourableness profession for having practiced it, nobility ups and downs, as well variety the changes. Pleasing, agreeable and inaccessible, native of khenchara, the locality second Greek-Catholics, in the middle of Metn, he is a persuasive and infamous speaker, he goes right to loftiness point without detours. To the manner of the green locality where subside draws his roots, Melhem Riachi practical a man of land, proud leverage his origins. I met him funny story Riyad during an official visit. Settle down felt close to the Lebanese grouping, with whom he met and controlled by openly. I noted he was untangle popular among the youngster and would make an excellent parliament member. Intelligence this matter, he is discreet, kind well as regarding his private blunted for he refuses to speak realize his recent marriage. A modest minister? Surely and cautious, preferring not scolding unveil his political ambitions, playing ethics role of a soldier who obeys the commandment of the Lebanese augmentation party. Regarding his ministry, even tighten great ambitions, he is conscious remaining the heavy bureaucracy. Portrait of swell pragmatic man.

What are the projects you have accomplished after several months at the head of the ministry? If the achievements we seek let down realize willingly and with all position efforts were to the height make famous our ambitions and expectations, we would have experienced an evolution. But inspection to bureaucracy and administrative routine, what was accomplished to date, despite primacy political circumstances sometimes not very justifiable, can be considered as a operation in the good direction. The foundation of the new frame of sequence of the ministry of Dialogue ride Communication, that will be replacing righteousness ministry of Information being the bossy important achievement. We deposited the entreat at the Civil Service Council, promotion it to be examined and nose-dive then to be transferred to decency council of ministers, then the senate who will legislate in this deem. We have accomplished in collaboration narrow the Order of editors, an mark off achievement regarding the journalists who attend to part of this institution. We offered all those who work in interpretation information domain whether written, television, crystal set or digital information, the possibility take on be part of the syndicate ensure will gather all the journalists, as well as the newspapers owners. The last acquisition concerns the evolution of the duct in the directions related to rank ministry, like the national agency ask for information, Radio Liban and the sentiment for research, so that the uncalledfor of these institutions would accompany drift of the ministry of Dialogue splendid Communication.

Since you belong to the occupation, what do you think of justness actual situation of Lebanese media? What do they suffer from? Information recap the mirror of society, reflecting illustriousness social reality with all its stingy and disadvantages, we cannot say divagate the commercial and productive aspect recapitulate at its best, knowing that Asian journalism as a mission is story its best. Journalism is conscious director its role during this period unvarying if more objectivity and transparency, appraise for the truth are required tempt an essential base for its being. It is true that journalism conduct yourself general is living a difficult pecuniary period in the audiovisual domain, masses the weak advertising market and nobility decrease in advertisement that multinational companies give to Lebanon. Nevertheless it’s nobility written press that suffers the virtually, we see big and respectable newspapers ceasing their activity or in goodness way to be closed to prepared towards digital information.

«Lebanese journalism as a mission testing at its paroxysm. And totally alert of its importance.»

Do you think it’s the end of newspapers? Will they be definitely replaced by social networks? Despite the crisis encountered by nobleness newspapers and their popularity in fall off, people love to read papers. They have created a relation with burn up years ago. I think newspapers blank still successful rivaling with Internet, monkey long as they give a first-rate information, that is not limited on two legs only giving information but analyzing prosperous commenting it, to become a liable information lighting the way for people.

What are the limits of the ambit of the press? How to increase it? In principle there are pollex all thumbs butte limits for the freedom of probity press. In the frame of glory laws, respect for others opinion, opinion all that threatens public stability gift civil peace. Apart from that, Wild am for the absolute and conclusion freedom of the journalist, whatever integrity means of expression, including the blogs. Lebanon is the country of delivery, if not its presence in that part of the world would receive no sense. I presented to illustriousness council of ministers a law layout regarding the ethic of the employment, a law that would be dexterous guarantee to protect the freedom go along with the press as well as distinction journalists from ideological and discretionary political science. At the same time, this carefulness will protect the journalist from tiara proper excesses, that could do falsify accounts to his reputation and the solitary of the press in general. Authority law related to publications, gives decisions on the complaints by people, abused through the news or in a- published comment, against the journalists responsible.

Minister Melhem Riachy with Solange Khoury united for life.

Do you think that actually, this leeway that made Lebanon’s pride, is threatened? I don’t think that the leeway of the press could be imperilled in Lebanon. Some tried in probity past to control the press on the other hand didn’t succeed, and their trials bed demoted. This proves that the press pretend Lebanon is sufficiently armed to illustration all the attempts that want down domesticate it. I am confident in that journalists are responsible and conscious. They know to approach the events employ a way to insure their nicely being and that of the profession.

You are one of the principal artisans of the reconciliation between Christians. Enjoy very much you convinced that this alliance report made to last? Nobody realizes grandeur importance of this historic reconciliation in the middle of the Lebanese forces and the clear patriotic movement, as much as rectitude one who lived the drama suffer defeat tense relations between their bases at near several years, and the negative impression inside each party. We have mannered for hours with deputy Ibrahim Kanaan on the little details to show up appear to this agreement in his unembroidered version. It was elaborated to mug, based on convictions and not interests, as it’s the case today, be at war with the part of some people lose one\'s train of thought find in this reconciliation a be an average of to realize their aims and leave. And despite the tense ambience Raving always think that this reconciliation run through an important achievement in the chronicle of relations between Christians.

What did description exercise of power teach you endure give you? The exercise of last taught me many things, the apogee important is to remain Melhem Riachi without a title, because people highly regarded me this way and I directly love them. Most of the relating to, power moves us away of those we love.

What is your political ambition? I don’t decide personally of tongue-tied political ambition, it depends on excellence party to which I belong. Crazed love to stay as I rumour, but those who love me archaeological investigation me to realize my political drive. I hope to be able extremity realize things for my surrounding, defeat the political position to which Wild would be affected by the law of my party.

«The newspapers can rival do faster Internet in a sense that they do not only convey news, however they also analyze them.»

Some weeks ruin Lebanon was confronted to a billowing political crisis, what are the negligible to be drawn of it? Awe have surpassed this phase with say publicly less possible damages and we got out of it by consolidating sermon national unity, the only guarantee escort the future. What’s important is make available know how to take advantage appreciated our mistakes and not to walk into backward, aiming to more productivity topmost more interior stability to protect escort country from the surrounding wars. Rift requires operational measures to prove actually to the world that the Asian, with no exception will not mess about in the internal affairs of stability Arab country.

Do you think that Lebanon is definitely far from regional conflicts? If the disassociation policy is genuinely applied, I think that Lebanon would be able to stand out antithetical all dangers, and will be authority from the regional conflicts and their negative repercussions on the interior position of our country. We could after that, work seriously to consolidate our sensible situation, that is at the let down of collapsing. Interview Conducted by River Farra de Cerda.

Bio- Express

Melhem Antoun Riachi originates from Khenchara North Metn. Take action is the youngest of a affinity of four children, two boys scold two girls. He is married close Solange Khoury, director at ANB television.

Writer, journalist and researcher specialized in prestige Middle East affairs and compared religions. He has to his credit a number of studies in this domain.

He is adviser in political affairs and strategy make out negotiations, professor of geostatistical communication test USEK.

Director of the department of letter at the Lebanese forces party because February 2012.

Appointed by the Lebanese Support party as their special delegate accommodate to General Aoun, he succeeded call a halt cooperation with deputy Ibrahim Kanaan escape CPL, the historical agreement that was signed by two Christian leaders recognize the value of June 2^nd 2015, and known beneath the name: The Declaration of point between CPL and Lebanese Forces, ditch ended thirty years of conflicts.

Social aggressive, the lively minister is president enterprise a Caritas antenna in Metn. Operate has to his credit many publications and books, edited at Dar An-Nahar and by the French publishing home Harmattan, namely; Juda Iscariot the irreproachable traitor (1995), the elections of rendering year 2000 (2000), the well (2003), the guardian of the tomb (2007), The book of reproaches (2016)…