Miqati, FPM Deny PM-Designate Met Bassil
Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati’s press office has refuted “fabricated news” published by “some media outlets” about “alleged meetings and side negotiations” between Miqati and the head of the Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil.
Miqati’s press office confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that “no meeting has taken place” between Miqati and “any mediator of the President,” concerning the new government formation.
The only meetings that took place, according to Miqati’s press office, are the official announced meetings.
Miqati, in the statetement, advised the media “to be aware of the delicacy of the stage and not to fabricate news that might perturb the situation and deviate the government formation process from its right track.”
The FPM’s central media committee also denied in a statement on Tuesday the reports about the Bassil-Miqati meeting.
The statement urged the media to “adhere to professionalism and objectivity and to refrain from fabricating news and promoting lies with known intentions."
Source: Agence France Presse
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