Siniora during Parliament session: Claims about Lebanon bankruptcy untrue

MP Fouad Siniora on Wednesday considered that claims about Lebanon's bankruptcy were "untrue," calling for stepping up cooperation between the public and private sectors to develop national economy.

Speaking during a plenary session at the Parliament to discuss the 2018 state budget bill, Siniora said that the ailing electricity sector was partly responsible for the public debt. 

"We must restore to the public service its value; what is sought is to free this service from the grip of parties and militias," he said.

He also called to work on stepping cooperation with the private sector "so that it assumes its role in bolstering economy."