Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, chaired on Monday afternoon, at the Grand Serail, the meeting of the ministerial committee in charge of setting up a new mechanism for administrative appointments, in the presence of: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Zeina Akar, Minister of Health Hamad Hassan, Minister of Environment and Administrative Development Affairs Damianos Kattar, Minister of Finance Ghazi Wazni, Minister of Education , Tarek Majzoub, Minister of Industry Imad Hoballah, Minister of Agriculture and Culture Abbas Mortada, Minister of Youth and Sports Vartine Ohanian, Head of the Civil Service Board Judge Fatima Al-Sayegh, Secretary General of the Cabinet Presidency Judge Mahmoud Makiya, and Director General of the Presidential Palace Antoine Choucair.

Discussions touched upon the best mechanism for transparent appointments.