Hariri”s Vacation Continues, No Two-Way Contacts
Media reports about contacts between Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and majority and minority leaderships are not true, well-informed sources told Naharnet on Friday.
The sources said Hariri did not contact the parliamentary leaderships on cabinet formation and is still on vacation with his family.
Asked about his return to Beirut, the sources told Naharnet: "The vacation is ongoing."
Media reports had said that Hariri was likely to arrive in Beirut this weekend to resume talks on government formation.
An-Nahar newspaper quoted Mustaqbal MPs as saying that next week will be a "pivotal week" with regards to the political scene since the main reaction to Druze leader Walid Jumblat”s latest statements should come from Hariri himself.
They pointed out that a lot of information that had been circulated in recent days "lacked precision."
Meanwhile, the daily al-Liwaa quoted a senior Mustaqbal official as saying that Hariri will meet Jumblat upon arrival to listen to him firsthand.