March 8 Leaders to Meet within 48 Hours to Speed up Government Formation

Informed sources confirmed on Monday that a March 8 envoy visited Damascus last week where it held talks on the government formation process in Lebanon.

They told the Central News Agency that the envoy was informed that there will be no interference in the government formation process, adding that he received Damascus’ support for Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati and a recommendation that Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun’s demands be taken into consideration.

Furthermore, the sources revealed that a meeting for the March 8 forces will take place within 48 hours.

They meeting is aimed at taking a specific position from the government formation process after it became clear that the delay in the formation was caused by the negotiations between Miqati and the March 14 camp, they continued.

The meeting is also aimed at speeding up the process and overcoming the obstacles within the March 8 camp, the sources stressed.