NNA – In an issued statement by the Media Office of Prime Minister Najib Mikati this evening, it indicated that, “His Excellency the Prime Minister welcomes the statement issued by the Amal Movement and Hezbollah regarding the return to partaking in the sessions of the Council of Ministers, which coincides with the repeated calls made by the Prime Minister for the participation of all in bearing national responsibility, especially during this delicate circumstance that the country is going through, and in a manner that preserves the national charter which the PM is keen on.”

“The Prime Minister, as previously announced, will call the Council of Ministers to convene as soon as he receives the draft budget law from the Ministry of Finance, and he appreciates the efforts made by all ministers to implement what was stated in the ministerial statement and develop a recovery plan on which the negotiation process with the International Monetary Fund will be based,” the statement went on.

It concluded by indicating that “the Prime Minister had contacted His Excellency, President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, and consulted with him on the prevailing situation.”

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