Salam Enters Grand Serail as Lebanon's New PM
Tammam Salam was welcomed on Monday by staff members after he arrived at the Grand Serail to begin his work as Lebanon's new prime minister.
Salam, who formed his 24-member all-embracing government after a ten month deadlock, was accompanied by Environment Minister Mohammed Mashnouq.
He was welcomed by cabinet secretary-general Suhail Bouji and senior government staff at the Grand Serail that lies in downtown Beirut.
Guards saluted him as Salam walked into the building to officially assume his post.
The first challenge for Salam's government is to agree on a policy statement, which in the past has faced controversies in national unity cabinets.
The cabinet will hold its first session at Baabda Palace on Tuesday to form the committee that would draft the statement.
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