Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, said in a statement today that, “Lebanon is a small country in its area, but great in its significance and role, deep in its influence, and distinguished by its geography…Despite its current sufferings, it imposes its respect on the countries of the world, and it absolutely rejects transgressing its sovereignty over its decision, or skipping over its laws that protect and preserve its balanced international relations.”