Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday held a series of ministerial meetings at the Grand Serail, where he met with Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Abdallah Bou Habib, with whom he discussed an array of ministerial affairs.
Mikati then discussed with Caretaker Tourism Minister Walid Nassar the media campaign that will be launched to promote tourism in Lebanon in the winter season, especially during the holidays.
The Minister of Tourism expressed delight that flights to Lebanon were fully booked this season and that efforts were underway to increase the number of flights. “Hotel reservations are very acceptable, and the festive season will be successful if we have political stability."
The Premiere later had an audience with Caretaker Minister of Justice Henry Khoury, who informed him about the resumption of judicial work at the Justice Palace.
The Prime Minister then received the Lebanese Parliament’s representative at the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly, MP Simon Abi Ramia, with whom he discussed Lebanon's participation in the Francophone Summit, which will be held on the island of Djerba in Tunisia on the 19th and 20th of November.
Lebanon will be represented by a delegation to be headed by Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary.
Mikati later welcomed MP Wael Abou Faour who said: "Of course, our main concern and our top priority is the election of a new president of the republic.”
He added, "In the meantime, I wished of PM Mikati to have concerned ministries continue carrying out their duties to alleviate the sufferings of the Lebanese."
"We are open to a settlement, and we have a candidate that we support and believe that he conforms to the specifications that we hope the new President of the Republic will enjoy. Let the other party present its options instead of escalating their stances through the media,” Abou Faour added.
Mikati separately held talks with head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli and North Lebanon, Toufic Dabboussi, who visited him with an accompanying delegation.
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