The first Lebanese woman, Mrs. Neamat Aoun, sponsored the opening ceremony of the “SAB Chair” on the Ain Al-Mreisseh Corniche in Beirut, in partnership with the French Embassy and at the invitation of Blue Shores International, after the artwork gained widespread fame on the English Walk in the French city of Nice. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Tourism Laura Khazen Lahoud and Minister of Information Paul Morcos, MPs Najat Aoun Saliba and Simon Abi Ramia, former Minister Salim Jreissati, Governor of Beirut Judge Marwan Abboud, Mayor of Beirut Ibrahim Zidane, artist Sabine Guiraudi, known as SAB, and founder of Blue Shores International, Rudolph Melki, in addition to cultural, social and artistic figures. The chair is five meters high, and was designed to carry a special Beirut identity, and was made in Lebanon with local expertise, to form an artistic addition to the capital’s waterfront, and a symbol of cultural communication between Lebanon and France. In his speech, Rodolphe Melki considered that the artistic work carries a message of steadfastness, hope, freedom and friendship, stressing the importance of supporting art and culture as an investment in identity, youth and the future, and stressing Lebanon’s need for symbols that bring the Lebanese together and enhance communication between them. For her part, artist Sabine Guiraudi expressed her excitement at the arrival of the work in Beirut, noting her keenness for the chair in the Lebanese capital to have its own identity and history. She explained that the project embodies a cultural bridge linking Lebanon with France, and reflects the historical and cultural ties between the two countries. She also praised the Lebanese craftsmanship that contributed to its completion. After unveiling the memorial plaque, the first Lebanese woman confirmed that this work embodies the friendship between France and Lebanon and the values ​​of culture and art, considering that it constitutes a symbol of the meeting between the Lebanese on the Ain Al-Mreisseh Corniche, and expresses the hope and joy that the Lebanese need.