Berri Calls for Speeding up Cabinet Formation, Says Lebanon’s Stand at Security Council is Normal
Speaker Nabih Berri questioned on Wednesday the delay in the government formation, stressing the need for its establishment given the difficult situation Lebanon and the region are going through.
He said during his weekly meeting with MPs at parliament that all sides should exercise diligence to confront the challenges facing Lebanon and the Lebanese.
He also renewed his support for Syria in light of the anti-regime protests it is witnessing.
Addressing his position on Lebanon’s stand at the United Nations Security Council on the expected draft statement on Syria, Berri said that such a stance is normal based on Lebanon’s special and fraternal ties with its neighboring country.
Furthermore, the speaker noted that failure to establish a Lebanese government would negatively affect Lebanese-Syrian ties.
Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Shami had requested on Tuesday Lebanon’s Ambassador to the U.N. Nawwaf Salam not to approve the draft statement on Syria condemning the violence against protestors.
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