Saniora Holds 'Good' Meeting with Berri: We Will Continue Consultations on New Cabinet
Head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora described as “good” a meeting he held on Monday with Speaker Nabih Berri.
He said after the talks: “We had a good and beneficial meeting and we will continue consultations over the formation of a new government.”
For his part, Berri sufficed with reiterating Saniora's remarks.
The Ain el-Tineh meeting was also attended by Berri's aide, caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil.
Al-Manar television said on Sunday that Saniora is expected to meet with Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam after meeting Berri.
The speaker had held talks on the government formation process on Sunday with Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat.
The cabinet formation process was put on the front burner after Berri proposed a revised 8-8-8 government formula and President Michel Suleiman said he would form a so-called neutral cabinet if the political rivals don't agree on an all-embracing government within ten days.
Amid the Lebanese Forces' rejection of Hizbullah's participation in the cabinet, the March 14 camp has reportedly accepted the 8-8-8 formula in principle, but it is awaiting answers pertaining to the ministerial policy statement and the rotation of portfolios among political parties.
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