Cabinet Expected to Adopt Policy Statement on Wednesday without Amendments
The cabinet will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the policy statement and adopt it most probably without any amendments despite reservations by Phalange and Lebanese Forces representatives and Minister Boutros Harb.
Ministerial sources told al-Liwaa newspaper that the stances of the ministers of either objecting or expressing reservations to the statement won”t affect its adoption during the meeting that is scheduled to be held at 11:00 am at Baabda palace.
The sources expected the first parliamentary session to discuss the statement to be held either by the end of the week or early next week because, according to the constitution, the document should be distributed to lawmakers 48 hours before the vote of confidence session.
On the eve of the session, most politicians have expressed belief that the Phalange and LF ministers as well as Harb would object to the sixth clause which deals with the resistance.