Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour sent on Friday letters to 28 of his European counterparts asking them to “act according to President Michel Suleiman's guidance” regarding placing Hizbullah on the list of "terrorist organizations."

"Mansour hoped in the letters that the European Union's ministers would not blacklist Hizbullah,” the state-run National News Agency reported.

Caretaker Environment Minister Nazem al-Khoury said on Friday that President Michel Suleiman didn't set the date of the national dialogue session, stressing that his invitation is open-ended.

Al-Khoury told al-Joumhouria newspaper that the only way to resolve the country's crises and ease the tension is by resuming the dialogue.

President Michel Suleiman condemned on Thursday the assassination of pro-government Syrian journalist Mohammed Darrar Jammo, hoping that his criminals will be brought to justice.

He warned in a statement of the spread of internal disputes among Syrian parties to Lebanon, rejecting that the country be used to settle scores for Syrian conflicts.

French President Francois Hollande hoped on Thursday that the Lebanese political powers will succeed in forming a new government.

He hoped in a telephone call with President Michel Suleiman that a new government will not exclude any Lebanese party.

President Michel Suleiman received a message on Thursday from Iran's president-elect Hassan Rowhani thanking the Lebanese head of state for congratulating him on his election, and hoping for better bilateral relations.

The note that was delivered by Iran's Ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi was in response to Suleiman's congratulatory message on Rowhani's June election.

Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam stressed on Thursday that he is seeking not to let down the Lebanese people and swiftly form his cabinet, despite the mounting conditions set by the rival parties.

“The formation of the government requires more attention and continuous efforts,” Salam told reporters after talks with President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda Palace.

President Michel Suleiman is seeking to resume the national dialogue between the rival parties despite the obstacles that will confront him, media reports said on Thursday.

According to al-Joumhouria newspaper, Suleiman's dialogue invitation came in light of an international desire to halt any attempt to destabilize the situation in the country.

Speaker Nabih Berri is reportedly planning to resolve the vacuum in the army chief's post by a decree that calls for the postponement of Gen. Jean Qahwaji's retirement date for a limited period.

As Safir daily said Wednesday that the decree would be signed by President Michel Suleiman, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati and the caretaker ministers of defense and finance.

President Michel Suleiman said on Tuesday that he hopes he will be able to call for a national dialogue session “soon” to discuss the defense strategy and find solutions to the current political crises.

“Launching serious and all-encompassing dialogue sessions and supporting the state are among the Lebanese people's goals. This dream can come true if wills and capabilities were united,” Suleiman said at an Iftar banquet in Baabda Palace.

British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher announced on Tuesday that his country will provide Lebanon with a financial assistance to fortify its army's capabilities and to help it confront the Syrian refugees crisis.

Fletcher said after a meeting with President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda Palace that his country will supply Lebanon with $20 million to beef up its army's abilities and with $75 million to support the state with the crisis of the Syrian refugees.