Mikati Chairs Cabinet Session at Grand Serail

The Council of Ministers convened in session on Saturday under the chairmanship of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, at the Grand Serail, to discuss current dossiers.

The meeting was attended by Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister, Saadeh Al-Shami, Caretaker Ministers of Education and Higher Education Abbas Al-Halabi, Information Ziad Makary, Justice Henry Khoury, Youth and Sports George Kallas, National Defense Maurice Sleem, Displaced Issam Sharaf El-Din, Finance Youssef Al-Khalil, Administrative Development Affairs Najla Riachi Najla Riachi, Social Affairs Hector Hajjar, Industry George Bouchikian, Tele-Communications Johnny Corm, Tourism Walid Nassar, Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi, Culture Mohammad Wissam Al-Mortada, Environment Nasser Yassin, Agriculture Abbas Haj Hassan, Public Works and Transportation Ali Hamieh, and Economy and Trade Amin Salam.

The Director-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Dr. Antoine Choucair, and the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Judge Mahmoud Makiya, also participated.