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LEBANON'S FPM TO NOMINATE TWO ARMENIAN MINISTERS
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 9, 2011 - 13:00 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Two main hurdles delaying the birth of a new Cabinet
were knocked down Wednesday, June 8, as deliberations to speed up
the formation process gained momentum after Prime Minister-designate
Najib Mikati held "icebreaker" talks in Parliament with Free Patriotic
Movement leader Michel Aoun.
Sources close to the meeting said talks were able to resolve
difficulties related to the telecommunication and energy and water
resources ministries with parties agreeing for the FPM to retain the
two portfolios.
" We are working on putting the final touches on the Cabinet,"
a source said, Daily Star reported.
Nearly five months after the designation of Mikati as prime minister,
Cabinet formation efforts have been obstructed by snags over the
distribution of portfolios in a 30-member Cabinet lineup.
The FPM share will also include two Armenian ministers, whose names
have yet to be made available, one to head the industry ministry
and one minister of state. However, FPM sources warned that if the
agreement reached Wednesday among the groups involved in the formation
of the Cabinet fails to be swiftly implemented this can only mean
that a new government will never see the light of day.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 9, 2011 - 13:00 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Two main hurdles delaying the birth of a new Cabinet
were knocked down Wednesday, June 8, as deliberations to speed up
the formation process gained momentum after Prime Minister-designate
Najib Mikati held "icebreaker" talks in Parliament with Free Patriotic
Movement leader Michel Aoun.
Sources close to the meeting said talks were able to resolve
difficulties related to the telecommunication and energy and water
resources ministries with parties agreeing for the FPM to retain the
two portfolios.
" We are working on putting the final touches on the Cabinet,"
a source said, Daily Star reported.
Nearly five months after the designation of Mikati as prime minister,
Cabinet formation efforts have been obstructed by snags over the
distribution of portfolios in a 30-member Cabinet lineup.
The FPM share will also include two Armenian ministers, whose names
have yet to be made available, one to head the industry ministry
and one minister of state. However, FPM sources warned that if the
agreement reached Wednesday among the groups involved in the formation
of the Cabinet fails to be swiftly implemented this can only mean
that a new government will never see the light of day.