This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress
A new government of 24 ministers led by Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, was trained on Saturday in Lebanon, after several weeks of consultations, announced the Presidency of the Republic.
“The president of Lebanon, General Joseph Aoun, signed a decree accepting the resignation of the interim prime minister Najib Mikati, and another on the formation of a government of 24 ministers” led by Mr. Salam, underlined the presidency in A press release.
On January 13, the Lebanese president had in charge of Nawaf Salam to form the Lebanese government, after the latter obtained the confidence of the Lebanese Parliament.
Note that Mr. Salam has held consultations with the various parliamentary blocks and learned of their opinions and proposals concerning the composition of the government, the names of the ministers, the distribution of portfolios and other aspects of the government’s training process.
In addition to the European Union and the United States, the UN welcomed the formation of this new government on Saturday, which “announces a new, more radiant chapter for Lebanon,” said the office of the United Nations Representative for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, in a press release.
