Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held talks Wednesday in Diman with Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi.

“We discussed the file of the displaced Syrians and Lebanon is suffering a lot because of this issue,” Mikati said following the meeting.

As for the controversy over the meetings of the caretaker Cabinet amid an ongoing presidential vacuum, Mikati said: “I stressed to Patriarch al-Rahi that bypassing anyone’s powers is not our objective and that the solution lies in the election of a president.”

He also announced that a Cabinet session will be held in Diman on Tuesday.

“That session’s topic will revolve around emphasizing the human values and clinging to national unity,” he said.

Mikati also revealed that he held phone talks with Central Bank acting governor Wassim Mansouri in the morning.

“We are working to approve the reform plan and we must together seek to rescue this country and achieve stability in it,” he added.