Salam Chairs Cabinet Meeting, Presidential File Dominates Talks

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Prime Minister Tammam Salam chaired a cabinet session on Thursday at the Grand Serial to tackle several issues, as the presidential file dominates the ministers' talks, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Before the meeting began, Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb commended the stances of PSP leader MP Walid Jumblat as for the presidential elections, he said: “Jumblat's stances are always the clearest. We will take a stance as for the presidential file after the meeting of the Democratic Gathering bloc on Saturday.”

Al-Mustaqbal Movement chief ex-PM Saad Hariri is expected to endorse founder of the Free Patriotic Movement Aoun for president, a post that has been vacant for almost 30 months.

Education Minister Elias Bou Saab of the Free Patriotic Movement said that Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil will not attend the cabinet meeting.

Culture Minister Rony Araiji commented on Hariri's suggestion to nominate Aoun, and said: “Let us wait to hear what Hariri has to say and then we will comment. He has taken a decision and we will participate in the October 31 (parliamentary session).”

For his part, Industry Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan denied reports that he called for the postponement of the October 31 parliamentary meeting: “Postponing the session to elect a president to 31 November are mere irresponsible fabrications.”

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