Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel on Tuesday met with a delegation from the committee tasked with following up on the demands put forth by the retired military officers, with talks featuring high on the detrimental effects that the 2019 draft budget is inflicting on them.

During the meeting held at the Kataeb's headquarter in Saifi, Gemayel stressed the party's support to their demands, outlining the importance of putting an end to squandering and corruption in order to reduce the treasury’s deficit, instead of cutting the veterans' end-of-service benefits.

Gemayel also emphasized the importance of safeguarding the military which represents the guarantor of safety to the Lebanese.