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Sunday, 23 August 2026dailybeirut.com
Lebanon
Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar met with key fuel sector representatives to discuss organizing transport and distribution. The delegation included heads of oil importing companies, land transport federations, fuel distributors, and tanker owners. They presented demands related to truck traffic and distribution logistics. Hajjar pledged to follow up on the file, aiming to facilitate operations while ensuring public safety and smooth traffic flow. The meeting underscores ongoing efforts to streamline fuel distribution amid Lebanon's economic challenges.
Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Hajjar received at his ministry office this morning a delegation comprising the President of the Oil Importing Companies Association Maroun Chammas, the President of the Land Transport Federations and Unions Bassam Tlais, the Director of Coral and Liquigaz companies Antonio Yammine, the Fuel Distributors Syndicate President Fadi Abu Shakra, and the Tanker Owners Syndicate President Ibrahim Sarini, in a meeting dedicated to discussing the sector's situation.
During the meeting, the delegation presented the key demands related to organizing the work of the fuel distribution sector, particularly with regard to truck traffic. Minister Hajjar affirmed his follow-up on this file, promising to address the matter in a way that facilitates transport and distribution operations, while taking into account the preservation of public safety and ensuring smooth traffic flow on roads.
