Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed his continuation in all efforts aimed at forming the new government, noting that “what is required in return is to keep pace with these efforts by all concerned, and not to continue to set conditions and obstacles, in a clear attempt to achieve political gains whose time is not and cannot be.” accept it.”
He said: “Let us all cooperate to solve the government file in a way that helps establish more political stability and avoid useless debates, especially since the constitution is clear in all files, and there is no place for ijtihad in the text.”
The position of the Prime Minister came during his patronage at the Grand Serail today, the “National Youth Policy Action Plan 2022-2024”, to develop and empower young men and women in Lebanon, at the invitation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in partnership with UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund.
He added: “Our government continues to work with diligence and perseverance to address as many urgent and chronic problems as possible, in parallel with completing the basic steps of an integrated recovery plan that we started with the International Monetary Fund. And the general budget sessions, which will start tomorrow in the House of Representatives, represent a mainstay of advancement and solution, and we hope that they will be discussed in the spirit of positive cooperation between everyone, away from negative criticism or outbidding, because we do not have the luxury of time or debate in light of this huge number of problems.
He added: “The main challenge before us is to stop the migration drain that drains our young men and women, and first restore confidence in the homeland and its capabilities, and then address the factors of collapse that significantly halted the economic cycle in the country.”
He said: “No to despair and sadness. Not to encourage the bleeding of emigration or to despair our youth and encourage them to leave. Yes, to stay in Lebanon, no matter what the challenges may be, and God willing, we will cooperate with each other to overcome difficulties and put the country back on the path of economic and financial recovery.
Source: National Media Agency