Agreement reportedly reached to name Rudolph Haykal as army chief
An agreement has been reached to name Major General Rudolph Haykal as army commander, while the rest of the security appointments will be completed next week, a governmental source told al-Joumhouria newspaper.
“There is no problem over the security appointments and the inclination is to leave General Security acting chief Maj. Gen. Elias Bayssari in his post until the end of his extended term,” the source added.
As for the Central Bank governor post, the daily said the nominations are yet to be discussed.
Al-Akhbar newspaper meanwhile reported that Speaker Nabih Berri might visit Baabda on Thursday to discuss the file of appointments with President Joseph Aoun.
“But by Wednesday night the visit was yet to be confirmed, after no consensus was reached over a number of appointments, especially in General Security and State Security, which could prevent proposing the topic from outside the agenda in the cabinet session,” al-Akhbar added.
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