Khalil Meets Rahi: Our Stances Compatible with Bkirki's
Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil stressed on Friday that there is an agreement with Bkirki on the need not to set preconditions on the future president, and uttered commitment to “safeguarding the existing communication with Bkirki,” the National News Agency reported.
“We are keen on the adoption of a new law for the parliamentary elections and on consensus among the Lebanese over this issue. We hope the coming days would carry positive signs” said the AMAL party minister.
“Speaker (Nabih) Berri (head of AMAL) did not express his position of the presidential elections, but rather submitted a package of understandings that do not imply any limitation of the powers of the president and do not tamper with the constitution. Speaker Berri is keen on reaching an agreement [on the president's name] among all Lebanese, and our bloc is participating in all the sessions devoted for the election of a president. We are not disrupting quorum, and we will continue to attend the sessions,” he stressed.
“All the facts imply that the election of a president has become a necessity to restore regularity to the constitutional institutions. Let us take advantage of the world's preoccupations away from us, and work on reaching consensus,” Khalil remarked.
“There is no veto on anyone. Every party has the right to express its opinions. Most importantly, we must all go to the parliament and exercise this right. The position of Speaker Berri is clear and self-determined. I do not believe anyone is pushing him to act so,” he clarified.
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