President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, met Energy Minister, Walid Fayyad, today at Baabda Palace.
The electricity plan and methods to complete it in light of the discussions which took place in the Cabinet were discussed in the meeting.
The Energy Minister indicated that he briefed President Aoun on the results of the on-going contacts with the World Bank to finance electricity and gas import from Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Minister Fayyad also stated his remarks on the draft budget.
President Aoun received National Defense Minister, Maurice Sleem, and deliberated with him Army rights in terms of social contributions.
The demarcation of southern maritime borders, in light of the coming visit of the US envoy, Amos Hochstein, in the next two days, was also addressed.
The Defense Minister clarified that he also discussed administrative issues related to the needs of the Army, especially contracts and logistical needs.
Source: NNA
