Peace in Lebanon is Elusive
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir said Monday that Lebanon longs for peace which he described as "elusive" because "the more we approach it, the more it fades."
"Lebanon is a small but firmly established country," said Sfeir during a visit by Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Matthew Festing, to Bkirki.
The patriarch told Festing that Lebanon "is suffering from a lot of problems" and "as long as the region is suffering" the country can”t steer clear of the situation.
He also said Lebanon is fighting for survival.
"In the past 40 years, more than one million Lebanese left Lebanon. They went to different countries in the world," Sfeir lamented.