Patriarch of Antioch and all the East for the Melkite Greek Catholics Youssef Absi arrived with a delegation of bishops at the Baabda Palace to congratulate President Joseph Aoun
MP Sajih Attieh, on behalf of the National Moderation bloc: We cannot build a state without the participation of everyone, and it is important that all components of the country are represented in the government
Sajih Attieh: We asked for a "ministry and a half," and I believe in the wisdom of President Berri and the role of the Shiite duo
The First Lady, during her reception of the President of the National Commission for Lebanese Women, Claudine Aoun: We will continue working to achieve what Lebanese women aspire to in terms of progress and an active, influential presence in social life
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MP Gebran Bassil, on behalf of the Strong Lebanon bloc: We must rally around the designated Prime Minister, as well as President Joseph Aoun, as there is an opportunity for a new balance in the country, for genuine partnership, and to reform what needs to be reformed; naming the Prime Minister is not a defeat for anyone
Bassil: We do not accept the exclusion or marginalization of anyone, and we demand in the ministerial statement the implementation of Resolution 1701, a ceasefire, and the extension of state authority over all Lebanese territory
Bassil: We discussed the necessity of the swift return of Syrian refugees, the establishment of a respectful relationship with the Syrian state, in addition to financial reform through forensic auditing and the restructuring of the banking sector to recover depositors' funds
Outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan at the Grand Serail, and discussed with him the current general situation.
Mikati later met with Lebanon’s Ambassador to the UAE Fouad Dandan, over the ongoing preparations for the reopening of the Emirati Embassy in Beirut.
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