Official Ceremony Welcomes Hariri at Grand Serail, PM Heads Policy Statement Committee Meeting
Saad Hariri entered the Grand Serail for the first time as prime minister on Wednesday after an official ceremony in the courtyard of the premier”s headquarters.
Following the ceremony, Hariri went into his office on the second floor. The premier later presided over the meeting of the 12-member ministerial committee tasked with writing the cabinet policy statement.
Media reports have said the article that deals with Hizbullah arms in the ministerial statement would be similar to its predecessor.
Ministerial sources told An Nahar that no timeframe has been set for writing the statement. However, constitutionally, the cabinet should deliver the statement to parliament within one month.
The sources said the positive atmosphere prevailing over the country will reflect on the committee”s work, ruling out a long time to prepare the statement.
The issue of Hizbullah”s arms is one of the major topics of discussion. There is an inclination to adopt the same version of the policy statement of former PM Fouad Saniora”s cabinet, Beirut dailies reported.