Salam to Call for Cabinet Session Next Week
Prime Minister Tammam Salam has said that he would call for a cabinet session next week to agree on the rest of the items on its agenda.
“The most important articles have been approved by consensus, including the Lebanese University decree and the allocation of funds to pay public sector salaries,” said Salam in remarks published on Monday.
The cabinet unanimously approved last Thursday the appointment of LU deans and making contract-based professors full-timers. It also agreed to allocate funds to pay salaries for public sector employees.
Asked by As Safir daily about the priorities of the government in the next stage, the PM reiterated that the election of a president is the most important event that should be held to end the country's problems and regulate the work of constitutional institutions.
Another priority is to hold the parliamentary elections on time, Salam said.
“There are a lot of other issues that we should resolve, including the Syrian refugees,” he added.
Baabda Palace has been vacant since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May. Parliament failed to elect a successor in several rounds as a result of the dispute between the March 8 and 14 alliances on a consensus candidate.
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