Beirut: «Al-Khaleej», agencies
Yesterday, Thursday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed that things will be easy and the required reforms will be accomplished, indicating that these reforms constitute an urgent Lebanese demand, “and we need them, before they are an international demand.” Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament (Parliament) decided to postpone the confidence session The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bou Habib, due to the loss of the quorum, submitted by the “Strong Republic” bloc led by Samir Geagea, while the search for the missing “Boat of Death” continued in Tripoli for the fifth day in a row.
framework for sustainable development
Mikati said, in a statement following signing it, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Lebanon, Najat Rushdi, “the United Nations Framework for Cooperation for Sustainable Development” in Lebanon for the period from 2022 to 2025, that “this occasion is the result of efforts made between the Lebanese government.” and different members of the United Nations family in Lebanon together to develop a new approach to the Lebanon-United Nations Partnership Program.” He explained that “the new strategic framework, which will extend over the next three years, aims to strengthen governance, while addressing issues of multi-dimensional development appropriate to the new challenges facing Lebanon in light of the unprecedented crisis it is experiencing,” adding: “The emergency programs of the United Nations have formed The United Nations is a necessary stage to confront the basic challenges, given the situation in Lebanon, but today let us think together and focus on the long-term solutions noted by the new cooperation framework to achieve sustainable development. Mikati stressed, “We are in dire need of sustainable development, both in terms of development and humankind. I hope that things will be easy and we will accomplish the required reforms in full cooperation with Parliament and all governmental, official and private bodies, and these reforms constitute an urgent Lebanese demand, and we need them, before they are an international demand.”
On the other hand, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the vote of confidence in Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib, which was scheduled for yesterday, Thursday, due to the lack of a quorum. In this context, the Secretary-General of the Parliament, Adnan Daher, announced that the number of deputies present reached 53, and due to the lack of a quorum, the plenary session was canceled to consider a vote of confidence in Minister Bou Habib submitted by some deputies.
Searching for the missing of Tripoli
Meanwhile, elements from the Maritime Rescue Unit in the Civil Defense and from the neighboring land centers continued, for the fifth consecutive day, to search for the missing people who were on board the “death boat” off the coast of Tripoli, and comprehensive field surveys expanded by land and sea from Ras Beirut to to the slave in an attempt to find any of the missing.
In addition, the head of the Syndicate of Bread Industry Owners in Lebanon, Antoine Seif, confirmed that there is no decision to raise the price of a bundle of bread in the near time, noting that all mechanisms for securing and importing wheat are still under discussion, and there are mills that were closed as a result of the delay in the wheat inspection process, and he said in an interview Radio: “We lift our hand from every monopoly bakery, and subsidies must be lifted from all types of wheat that are used for other than the Lebanese loaf, calling on the state to continue the subsidy process, which amounts to 260 million dollars annually, pointing out that Lebanese wheat does not suffice the market’s need, so work must be done on Supporting farmers to increase the cultivated areas.
