Nasrallah, Bassil Meet, Discuss Government Formation

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah held talks with caretaker Foreign Minister and Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil in the presence of senior Hizbullah official Wafiq Safa, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

Discussions have focused on the government formation process and the means to resolve the obstacle hampering the formation.

Hizbullah’s al-Manar TV station said on Twitter: “Nasrallah and Bassil agreed that national unity should be fortified, and that dragging the country into sectarian incitement must be prevented.”

Talks have also highlighted the regional situation and the "importance of enhancing stability in Lebanon to meet any developments in the region."