Al-Liwaa: Hariri and Franjieh reached cabinet formula
iloubnan.info - November 03, 2009
BEIRUT- Al-Liwaa daily stated that Saudi-Syrian talks were held in the past hours to discuss the reasons behind the Lebanese cabinet-formation impasse, adding both sides agreed that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh (who has been playing the role of mediator between the PM-designate and the opposition) should reach a cabinet formula that suits all parties.
It also mentioned that Hariri and Franjieh agreed to grant the Free Patriotic Movement the Energy, Telecommunications and Culture ministries, adding that Telecom Minister Gebran Bassil will head the Energy portfolio.