Middle East
Lebanon’s new cabinet agrees policy program: Official source
Lebanon’s cabinet approved on Thursday a policy program that aims to tackle one of the worst financial meltdowns in history.
New Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government met at the presidential palace to agree the proposal, which will now be sent to parliament for approval.
On Wednesday Reuters saw the draft document, which included a resumption of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and a restructuring of the banking sector.
Lebanese officials agreed to a government after 13 months of bickering and jockeying over shares in the new government, which has overwhelming representation of Hezbollah and its allies.
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