NNA – House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday welcomed at the Second Presidency in Ain El-Tineh a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, which included the Fund’s Assistant Director, Thanos Arvanitis, the new head of the Fund’s mission in Lebanon, Ernesto Ramirez-Rigo, the outgoing Head of Mission, Martin Cerisola, Najla Nakhla of Lebanon’s office, and Maya Choueiri from the Executive Director’s office.

Discussions reportedly touched on the already accomplished stages of the negotiations between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and what the Fund expects from the Lebanese side in terms of a plan for recovery and reform.

In turn, Speaker Berri affirmed "the close cooperation between Parliament and the government in terms of approving draft laws and reforms that contribute to achieving the required rescue," stressing that “implementing laws is the gateway to reform.”

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