The Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri maintained that he was not acquainted with the draft cabinet lineup submitted by PM-designate Saad Hariri to President Michel Aoun the day before yesterday.

“I have not contributed to the submitted formula. I am committed to all what enhances a speedy cabinet formation in order to address the files at hand, especially the economic and monetary issue,” Berri told Al-Akhbar daily.

The House Speaker called on all the Lebanese political parties to make sacrifices in order to facilitate the cabinet formation, describing the current situation, in this regard, as “not encouraging”.

Hariri was tasked with forming the cabinet on May 24. The process has been stalling due to several political obstacles related to the governmental shares and portfolios.

In a different context, the Parliament Speaker warned against the Israeli excavation works in Karish gas field which is 4 kilometer away from the Palestinian border with Lebanon, calling on the Lebanese authorities to move against the enemy actions in order to protect the national rights.

Source: Al-Manar Website