Govt. Policy Statement May Be Finalized Thursday amid ‘Friendly’ Committee Discussions

The government policy statement may be finalized on Thursday or Friday given the “friendly and productive” discussions taking place among the committee charged with drafting it, Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s circles told As Safir newspaper in remarks published on Thursday.

They said that should the committee fail to complete it today, it would hold a session on Friday seeing as all sides are eager to finalize it as soon as possible.

Ministerial sources added that “friendly” discussions pervaded Tuesday and Wednesday’s meetings, stressing that the “there are no fundamental differences among the ministers.”

Information Minister Walid al-Daouq reiterated these statements, saying that the talks were “calm and honest.”

Only some minor differences broke out over discussions on economic and financial files, the sources revealed.