October 2018 Issue 32

CHO ON THE GO MISSION CERTIFICAT HYPOTHÉCAIRE OBEGI (CHO) BILL INTRODUCED IN To improve the PARLIAMENT well-being of developing countries by capitalizing The CHO Bill was submitted to the Lebanese Parliament on on their own real estate October 1, 2018 after being signed by:

VISION

To bankarize in a matter MP Neemat MP Ali Bazzi MP Elias MP Farid Al MP Sami Frem Hankash Boustany Fatfat of 10 years 10% of the real estate of the partnering countries

VALUES MP Henri MP Michel MP Ali MP Anwar Al MP Fouad Daher Darwish Khalil Makhzoumi Helou Good citizenship Integrity PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITY IN OCTOBER 2018 Transparency Professionalism In October 2018, Dr. Obegi & the CHO team met with 22 members of the Lebanese Parliament (of which 18 are new THE CHO TEAM contacts). • H.E. PM Tammam Salam, Former Prime Minister MET WITH 22 • H.E. MP Elie Ferzli, Deputy Speaker of The National Assembly • H.E. MP Cesar Abi Khalil, Minister of Energy & Water • H.E. MP Ali Bazzi Contributors MEMBERS OF • H.E. MP Edgard Maalouf • H.E. MP Georges Atallah • H.E. MP Georges Okais • H.E. MP Hikmat Dib • H.E. MP Michel Daher • H.E. MP Roger Azar Dr. Riad Obegi THE LEBANESE • H.E. MP Alain Aoun • H.E. MP Salim Khouri • H.E. MP Albert Mansour • H.E. MP Ziad Hawat Mr. Pios Coussa PARLIAMENT IN • H.E. MP Ibrahim Kanaan • H.E. MP Fouad Makhzoumi • H.E. MP Nicolas Sehnaoui • H.E. MP Henri Helou Ms. Tatiana Corban • H.E. MP Chamel Roukoz • H.E. MP Anwar Al Khalil OCTOBER 2018 • H.E. MP Farid Al Boustany • H.E. MP Hady Hobeiche SUMMARY OF CHO PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITY

SINCE THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF MAY 2018, THE CHO TEAM 34 26.5% HAS MET WITH: MPs OF THE PARLIAMENT

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With the Former President of The Lebanese With the Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Council of Ministers I October 1st, 2018 National Assembly I October 23, 2018

Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi, H.E. MP Tammam Salam & Eng. Hisham Jaroudi Left to right: H.E. MP Elie Ferzli & Dr. Riad Obegi.

Meeting with H.E. MP Tammam Salam, Former President of the Lebanese Meeting with H.E. MP Elie Ferzli, Deputy Speaker of the National Council of Ministers and Member of Parliament, at his residence in Manara, Assembly & Member of the Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc, to update to update him on the CHO Project progress and Draft Law submission, in him on the CHO Draft Law submission and discuss the future steps to the presence of Eng. Hisham Jaroudi, Real Estate Developer. facilitate the voting process and the adoption of the law, in the presence of Mr. Georges Corban & Prof. Nasri Diab, Attorney at Law.

With Members of Parliament

Left to right: Mrs. Joumana Hobeika, Dr. Riad Obegi, Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi & H.E. MP Georges Okais Left to right: H.E. MP Michel Daher & Dr. Riad Obegi H.E. MP Edgard Maalouf, Ms. Tatiana Corban & Mr. Pios Coussa

Meeting with H.E. MP Edgard Maalouf, Member Meeting with H.E. MP Georges Okais, Independent Meeting with H.E. MP Michel Daher, Independent of the & Strong Lebanon candidate & Member of the Strong Republic candidate & Member of the Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc, at the Parliament. Parliamentary Bloc, at the Parliament. Parliamentary Bloc, at BEMO Bank headquarters.

October 1st, 2018 October 2nd, 2018 October 2nd, 2018

Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi & H.E. MP Alain Aoun Left to right: H.E. MP Albert Mansour & Dr. Riad Obegi Left to right: H.E. MP Ziad Hawat & Dr. Riad Obegi

Meeting with H.E. MP Alain Aoun, Member of Meeting with H.E. MP Albert Mansour, Member Meeting with H.E. MP Ziad Hawat, Independent the Free Patriotic Movement & Strong Lebanon of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party & Social candidate & Member of the Strong Republic Parliamentary Bloc, at the Parliament. Nationalist Parliamentary Bloc, at the Parliament. Parliamentary Bloc, at the Parliament.

October 18, 2018 MP Mansour was Minister of Defense (1989 – 1990), MP Hawat was Mayor of Jbeil (2010 – 2016 & Minister of Information (1990 – 1992) & Minister of 2016 – 2018). State (2004). October 25, 2018 October 19, 2018

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Meeting with H.E. MP Fouad Makhzoumi, Independent candidate & President of the National Dialogue Party, at his office in downtown Beirut in the presence of Mr. Antoine Habib, Executive Vice President of the National Dialogue Party & Mrs. Hoda Kaskas, Executive Director of the National Dialogue Party.

October 26, 2018

Left to right: Mr. Pios Coussa, Mrs. Hoda Kaskas, Dr. Riad Obegi, H.E. MP Fouad Makhzoumi, Mrs. Joumana Hobeika, Mr. Antoine Habib & Ms. Tatiana Corban

Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi & H.E. MP Henri Helou Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi & H.E. MP Anwar Al Khalil Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi & H.E. MP Hady Hobeiche

Meeting with H.E. MP Henri Helou, Meeting with H.E. MP Anwar Al Khalil, Member Meeting with H.E. MP Hady Hobeiche, Member Independent candidate & Member of the of the Amal Movement & The Development and of the Future Movement & Lebanon First Democratic Gathering Parliamentary Bloc, at Liberation Parliamentary Bloc, at his office in Parliamentary Bloc, at his office in Jal El dib. the Parliament. Kraytem in the presence of Mr. Houssam Abou Chakra, Chairman of EDGHURST S.A.L. October 31, 2018 October 26, 2018 MP Al Khalil was Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (1992 – 1994), Minister of State for Administrative Reforms (1994 – 1996), Minister of Information (1998 – 2000) & Minister of the Displaced.

October 29, 2018

With the Members of the Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc I October 23, 2018

Dr. Obegi and the CHO Team met with some members of the Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc, led by its Chairman H.E. MP , Minister of Foreign Affairs & Head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), at the FPM Headquarters, in the presence of Dr. Charbel Cordahi - Member of the Economic Committee of The Free Patriotic Movement and Mrs. Pascale Dahrouj - Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Left to right: Dr. Riad Obegi & H.E. MP Ibrahim Kanaan

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H.E. MP Ibrahim Kanaan H.E. MP Cesar Abi Khalil H.E. MP Nicolas H.E. MP Georges H.E. MP Hikmat Dib Chairman Minister of Energy & Water Sehnaoui Atallah Member/ Free Patriotic Parliamentary Finance & Member / Free Patriotic Former Minister Member/ Free Patriotic Movement & Strong Budget Committee Movement & Strong Vice President for Political Movement & Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc Member / Free Patriotic Lebanon Parliamentary Affairs/Free Patriotic Lebanon Parliamentary Movement Bloc Movement Bloc Secretary / Strong Lebanon Member/ Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc Parliamentary Bloc

H.E. MP Roger Azar H.E. MP Edgard H.E. MP Salim Khoury H.E. MP Chamel H.E. MP Farid Al Member/ Free Patriotic Maalouf Member/ Free Patriotic Roukoz Boustany Movement & Strong Member / Free Patriotic Movement & Strong Independent Parliament Independent Parliament Lebanon Parliamentary Movement & Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Member Member Bloc Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc Allied with the Strong Allied with the Strong Bloc Lebanon Parliamentary Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc Bloc

With the Governor of the Central With the Chairman of the Lebanese With H.E. The Ambassador of the Bank | October 2nd, 2018 Association of Banks | October 19, 2018 European Union | October 25, 2018

Left to right: Dr. Riad Salame & Dr. Riad Obegi Left to right: Dr. Joseph Torbey & Dr. Riad Obegi Left to right: Mr. Pios Coussa, Mr. Riad Arslan, Dr. Riad Obegi, H.E. Ambassador Christina Lassen, Mr. Charles Abdallah & Mr. Jose – Luis Vinuesa- Santamaria

Dr. Obegi and the CHO Team met with Dr. Riad Dr. Obegi and the CHO Team met with Dr. Joseph Dr. Obegi and the CHO Team introduced the Salame, Governor of the Central Bank, at his Torbey, Chairman of the Association of Banks, CHO Project to Ambassador Christina Lassen, office to update him on the progress of the Draft Chairman & General Manager of Credit Libanais Head of the European Union Delegation to Law. Group, at his office to update him on the progress Lebanon, in the presence of Mr. Jose- Luis of the Draft Law and to request his support Vinuesa-Santamaria, Head of the Economy regarding the introduction of the project to the & Local Development Section & Mr. Charles Arab world, in the presence of Mr. Fadlo Choueiri, Abdallah, Economist at the EU Delegation. Assistant GM & Head of Corporate Finance & Economic Research at Credit Libanais.

CURRENT Making in depth presentations on a one to one basis with the remaining Members of Parliament, to get their PROJECTS support for the CHO Project & the Lebanese Draft law

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