Internal, Not External, Obstacles to Cabinet Formation
President Michel Suleiman stressed that the obstacles facing formation of a national unity government were internal and not external.
As-Safir newspaper, citing Suleiman visitors, said Thursday that the President pointed that external states were "trying to assist Lebanon in the completion of a Cabinet lineup."
Suleiman reportedly hinted that demands by "some local sides related to names and Cabinet portfolios were too high."
The president said he has asked Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to reactivate consultations with the various political leaders in hopes to speed up government formation.