Macron and Berri hold bilateral meeting over govt.

French President Emmanuel Macron held a bilateral meeting Friday at the Baabda Palace with Speaker Nabih Berri, the National News Agency said.

The meeting tackled the issue of the new government and Berri promised Macron that there will be positive developments, MTV reported.

The al-Modon news portal said the meeting tackled “the importance of forming the government in a quick manner and in cooperation with all parties, the ceasefire agreement, pressuring Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory within the specified timeframe, and discussing the reconstruction projects and means of support that will be offered to Lebanon.”

The meeting followed a broad meeting between Macron, President Joseph Aoun, Berri and caretaker PM Najib Mikati.

Macron later met with PM-designate Nawaf Salam at the Pine Residence.