Miqati says no one should impose 'conditions' on PM-designate

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Friday stressed that no one should try to impose “conditions” on the country’s upcoming PM-designate.

“In principle, anyone informed on the Lebanese situation, including me, would dread this period’s difficulty and complications, that’s why I say that I’m not seeking (to be re-designated as PM),” Miqati said in response to a question, during his participation at a dialogue seminar organized by the Politics & Society Institute in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

“I hope parliament will quickly pick whom it sees fit (for the post) and I hope the formation process will be fast and without complications or conditions imposed by any group in the face of the PM-designate,” Miqati added.

As for the sea border row with Israel, the caretaker PM underlined keenness on “resolving the dispute through U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein,” adding that “all those concerned are keen on the priority of preserving the stability of the situations in Lebanon.”

On the issue of Lebanon’s presidential election, scheduled for this fall, Miqati noted that “based on the structure of the new parliament, it has become difficult for any camp to block the elections.”

“The presidential election might get delayed but it will take place,” he emphasized.