Mikati reportedly willing to make concessions to Aoun

Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati is willing to make concessions to President Michel Aoun, al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

The daily said Thursday that it had learned that Mikati does not mind letting Aoun choose the names of the two ministers who will replace the minister of economy and the minister of the displaced.

"Mikati is yet insisting that one of the new ministers must be from the North and have the support of the Akkar MPs," the report said.

It added that Mikati also needs the approval of Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat "to ensure that the new government would obtain the Parliament's confidence."

Meanwhile, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida said that Hezbollah is communicating with both Aoun and Mikati in an attempt to find common ground that allows forming a new government.

It added that Hezbollah is trying to convince Aoun to give up his demand for adding six state ministers.