MP George Boushekian, the caretaker minister of industry, expressed his admiration for the Lebanese people’s “attachment to their land, and his pride in the individual initiative, the spirit of action, and investment in integrated industrial-agricultural-tourism-and environmental projects that promote development in the regions and provide job opportunities for their children, open horizons, and encourage expatriates to visit their towns occasionally.”

Bouchkian’s position was announced in the town of Ghalboun, which accepted the invitation of its mayor, engineer Elie Gabriel, to visit the Domaine de Saint Gabriel winery, which produces fifty thousand bottles of red, white and rosé wine.