​President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, chaired two meetings, attended by Caretaker Prime Minister, Dr. Hassan Diab, and a number of ministers and concerned individuals, today at the Presidential Palace.

The first meeting was attended by Caretaker Prime Minister, Dr. Hassan Diab, Finance Minister, Ghazi Wazny, former Minister, Salim Jreisatti, head of the Audit Bureau, Judge Mohammed Badran, Director General of the Lebanese Presidency, Dr. Antoine Choucair, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, Judge Mohammed Makkiye.

The meeting was devoted to tackle a number of administrative issues, including the suspension of the publication of the Official Gazette, and the contracts of companies that undertook to accompany the debt restructuring, and it was decided to seek appropriate solutions to both issues, based on applicable laws and regulations.

Waste Crisis:

The second meeting was attended by Caretaker PM Diab, Environment Minister, Demianos Qattar, the President’s Environmental Affairs Advisor, former Minister Fadi Jreisatti, Presidency Director General, Dr. Antoine Choucair, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, Judge Mahmoud Makkiye, the Prime Minister’s Advisor, Mr. Elie Assaf, the President’s Advisor for Engineering Affairs, Engineer Antoine Souaid, and head of the Planning and Programming Department at the Council of Development and Reconstruction, Dr. Ibrahim Shahrour.

The meeting was devoted to discuss the waste crisis and the ways to address it as soon as possible. It was decided to ask the Council of Development and Reconstruction to develop an appropriate vision to avoid aggravation of the waste crisis and to seek appropriate solutions in this regard.​