Speaker Nabih Berri said on Tuesday that forming the cabinet reflects well on the overall situation in the country and added that the political parties must focus now on approving the state budget and devising a new electoral law, al-Joumhouria daily reported Tuesday.

Berri expressed content with lining up the cabinet, he told the daily: “The country is the sole winner here. There are no winners or losers.”

The members of the U.N. Security Council welcomed the announcement of the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, and congratulated Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his cabinet, a council statement said Tuesday.

They encouraged all of Lebanon’s political leaders to build on this momentum of national unity and to ensure Lebanon’s ability to address the pressing security, economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing the country.

One person was wounded Monday in the southern city of Sidon after gunfire erupted in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the wake of the assassination of Russia's ambassador in Turkey's Ankara, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

Foreign Minister and Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Monday handed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a letter from President Michel Aoun during a meeting at the presidential palace in Cairo.

EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Saad Hariri on “announcing the members of the new Lebanese Council of Ministers,” describing it as “another key moment towards the full functioning of State institutions in Lebanon.”

The formation of the cabinet “reflects the responsibility and openness for compromise shared by all parties... which are hallmarks of Lebanon's democratic tradition,” Mogherini said in a statement.

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel lamented Monday that the Hizbullah-led March 8 camp has “tightened its grip on the State's decision” through the line-up of the new government, noting that his party will practice “constructive and modern opposition.”

In his first remarks after the formation of the new government, President Michel Aoun said he is keen on the presence of “a harmonious Cabinet,” hoping its members will show “solidarity” among each other.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri and ex-PM Najib Miqati exchanged tirades on Monday in connection with the formation of a new 30-minister government led by Hariri.

The Lebanese Armed Forces received on Monday an armed Cessna aircraft from the United States as part of a vital aspect of the cooperation between the two countries.

“U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard participated in a ceremony to celebrate the delivery of an armed Cessna aircraft to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), highlighting the U.S. commitment to Lebanon’s security,” a US embassy statement said.

Kataeb party MP Elie Marouni said on Monday that the party will always stand by President Michel Aoun and at the parliament as a safety valve against corruption bids, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday.

“From the beginning, Kataeb has refrained from engaging in the distribution of shares because it only cares about what serves Lebanon's best interest. We will always support the President. At the parliament we will be the safety valve and the opposition against attempts of corruption and distribution of shares which was clearly evident in the formation of the cabinet,” said Marouni.