Environment Minister: Government Work Critical, No Suspicious Deals at Cabinet

Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq stressed on Saturday that there are no “suspicious” deals being struck at the cabinet describing the government’s work as “critical” due to the unusual circumstances it is facing.

“There are no suspicious deals at the cabinet. The cabinet's work is critical because it was formed during difficult circumstances and PM Tammam Salam has given the needed time for each subject to be discussed,” said Mashnouq to the Voice of Lebanon radio station (93.3).

“We have asked the Council for Development and Reconstruction to give us an expert opinion for sustainable development,” he added.

The Minister's comments came after the cabinet came to session a day earlier to tackle the projects undertaken by the CDR, amid reports claiming that suspicious deals are being made.

Furthermore, Kataeb Party chief Sami Gemayel demanded that the current government becomes a caretaker as he accused it of making decisions that “are harming the country.”

Several cabinet ministers claimed that the CDR has been ignoring projects in Mount Lebanon, and criticized “unbalanced distribution of developmental projects.”