Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said during the launch ceremony at Rene Moawad Airport in Klayaat: “We meet in the north of the country, but our eyes and hearts also remain drawn to the south, and just as your state does not abandon its duty to establish Lebanon’s right to its land, its sovereignty, and the security of its people, it does not neglect its responsibility for development and achieving economic advancement and social justice.” He added: "From Akkar, from this fertile land, and from among its good people, I extend my greatest greetings to every southern village, town, and city, and I say to its people that your suffering is the suffering of all of us. Just as there is no stability in Lebanon as long as the south remains threatened, it will not recover if Akkar remains neglected and the Bekaa is deprived." Salam pointed out that “launching the rehabilitation and operation of President Rene Mouawad Airport in Klayaat is not only an investment project, but rather a step at the core of balanced development, at the core of justice between the regions, and at the core of the state’s responsibility towards its citizens.” He continued: "When our government appeared before the House of Representatives, we said in the ministerial statement that the government would work to operate Qlayaat Airport due to its development importance. This phrase was not a footnote in a text, but rather a commitment to the Lebanese, and today we are here to say that this commitment has begun to turn into reality." He pointed out that "the government's commitment in the ministerial statement to the development of the north and Akkar came within an integrated vision that is not limited to operating Qlayaat Airport, but through 4 strategic pillars that include activating the Tripoli Special Economic Zone, completing the Martyr President Rashid Karami Exhibition Project, and developing the Port of Tripoli." Salam from Qlayaat Airport confirmed, “This airport is not a substitute for Beirut Airport. Lebanon needs a modern and integrated air infrastructure. It also needs to link its regions to the national economic cycle, and soon, God willing, flights from this airport will begin, so Akkar will not remain an area on the outskirts of the country.” He stressed that "the completion of the implementation of Taif requires that the state extend its authority over its entire territory by its own forces, as stated literally in the text of this agreement, and that the decision of war and peace be restricted to the hands of the state, and that Israel withdraw from all Lebanese lands, and the return of security and stability to the south, and reconstruction." He concluded: “There are no forgotten regions anymore, and no development is postponed from now on, but rather one state, one opportunities, and one future for all Lebanese.”