Berri says efforts ongoing to secure success of Jan. 9 session
Efforts are ongoing to secure the success of the January 9 presidential election session, Speaker Nabih Berri said.
In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Berri added that he does not intend to postpone the session and that he has not received such a request from any political party.
Berri also denied that he is seeking prior agreements over the next government and its premier, structure or policy statement, stressing that "the presidency is first."
Declining to comment on his ally Walid Jumblat's declared support for Joseph Aoun's nomination, Berri said that "everything will become clear in the session."
Source: Naharnet
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