Lebanon govt named after caretaker cabinet
Published: 05:02 PM,Feb 08,2025 | EDITED : 09:02 PM,Feb 08,2025
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (L), President Joseph Aoun (C) and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam (R) meet at the Presidential Palace in Baabda. — Reuters
BEIRUT: Lebanon's presidency announced on Saturday that a new government had been formed, after more than two years in which an interim cabinet had led the crisis-hit country. President Joseph Aoun signed a decree 'to form a government of 24 ministers', the presidency said in a post on X. It also announced two other decrees, in which the newly appointed president 'accepted the resignation of (caretaker) prime minister Najib Mikati's government' and formally appointed 'Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to form the government'.
Lebanon's premier said on Saturday his newly-formed cabinet will strive to be a 'government of reform and salvation', pledging to rebuild trust with the international community after a devastating Israel-Hezbollah war. 'I hope this will be a government of reform and salvation,' Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a televised statement moments after his cabinet was announced, adding it will strive to 'restore trust between citizens and the state, between Lebanon and its Arab surrounding and between Lebanon and the international community'. — AFP
Lebanon's premier said on Saturday his newly-formed cabinet will strive to be a 'government of reform and salvation', pledging to rebuild trust with the international community after a devastating Israel-Hezbollah war. 'I hope this will be a government of reform and salvation,' Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a televised statement moments after his cabinet was announced, adding it will strive to 'restore trust between citizens and the state, between Lebanon and its Arab surrounding and between Lebanon and the international community'. — AFP