Bou Saab Downplays Differences, Says No Decision to Boycott Cabinet

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Education Minister Elias Bou Saab downplayed Thursday the impact of differences on the cabinet performance, revealing that the Change and Reform bloc didn't decide yet on boycotting the government or withdrawing its ministers.

“We are determined not to delay the appointment of high-ranking security officials at state posts,” Bou Saad said in comments published in al-Mustaqbal newspaper.

The minister, who is loyal to Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, stressed that the bloc insists on discussing the appointments issue in any cabinet session until consensus is reached.

“We are open to all choices,” Bou Saad remarked.

The military posts in Lebanon are suffering as the result of the months-long presidential vacuum in light of the parliament's failure to elect a successor for Michel Suleiman whose tenure ended in May last year.

The FPM chief has previously rejected any attempts to extend the terms of high-ranking security officials, threatening to resign.

Media reports had said that Aoun's main objective is to receive political consensus on the appointment of Commando Regiment chief Brig. Gen. Chamel Roukoz, who is Aoun's son-in-law, as army chief as part of a package for the appointment of other top security officers.

Roukoz's tenure ends in October while the term of Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji expires at the end of September.

Despite the reports about his insistence to have his son-in-law as army chief, Aoun denied that he had made such a proposal.

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Comments 2
Thumb -phoenix1 28 May 2015, 13:18

Mr. Saab is a good man, unfortunately he is following the wrong man and his wrongful ideology, no, no, wait, does the Claoun have an ideology? He doesn't, but evil is savvy and can attract unsuspecting people. has it not happened in these places before, Germany, Italy, Romania, Uganda, the C.A.R, Cambodia, Argentina and so many other places where evil leaderships brought into their folds otherwise decent folks. Aoun Al Capaoun is doing the same here, then it is the time when such people turn to evil hatred and total blindness, serving only one master, Lucifer. One is one of his agents in Lebanon.

Thumb -phoenix1 28 May 2015, 13:21

**One of his agents in Lebanon is Aoun. ***