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Ibrahim meets Mikati and Arslan prior to 'Mikati-Jumblat meeting'

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has met with Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati and Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan as part of his mediation in the government formation file, a media report said on Tuesday.

Al-Liwaa newspaper also said that Mikati might meet with Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat as part of the efforts to resolve the so-called Druze obstacle.

“Arslan is insisting on naming the successor to Minister of the Displaced Issam Sharafeddine, whereas Jumblat is opposing that, seeing as Arslan has no (parliamentary) representation, in addition to Jumblat’s desire to name a successor to Education Minister Abbas al-Halabi,” the daily added.


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