Lebanon managed at last to form a new government on Tuesday night under newly-installed Prime Minister Hassan Diab, according to a report published by Lebanon 24.
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization and its allies backed Diab, Reuters reported, agreeing on a cabinet that would address as its first task the escalating economic crisis and the protests that overthrew the previous government.
Diab was nominated last month by Hezbollah and its allies – including President Michel Aoun – after negotiations failed with Western-backed Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister in October 2019.
The new prime minister said Tuesday in a speech, “We will work to translate the demands of the demonstrators and the aspirations of the Lebanese into the rescue of our homeland.
“The new government is made up of specialists with competencies and a balanced representation of women,” Diab said.
“We have the capabilities and competencies that we will invest in rescuing the country,” Diab added. “You know the reality of Lebanon and I confirm that every minister in this government is a technocrat and away from the parties, but it is normal to maintain consultation with parties.”
He called on all parties to work to “revitalize” the country, underlining that a specific committee of ministers would begin to deal with the financial and monetary situation. “For my part, I deal with the administrative policy that benefits the Lebanese citizen, but political disputes have no place in my dictionary,” he said.
The Hezbollah terrorist group and its allies backed Diab, agreeing on a cabinet that would address as its first task the escalating economic crisis and the protests that overthrew the previous government.
Diab was nominated by the Iranian-backed terror group and its allies – including President Michel Aoun – last month, after negotiations failed with Western-backed Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister in October 2019.