Public Works Minister Fayez Rasamny spoke from the Aboudiyeh border crossing, according to media reports. The minister said, according to the same outlets, that the Aboudiyeh crossing is an essential artery serving Lebanon and Syria. According to the minister, the crossing helps ease pressure on the Masnaa crossing, as the same outlets reported. No further details were available about the occasion for the remarks or the minister's other statements. It is also not known whether any specific measures or projects for the crossing were announced.