Mikati hits out at those 'excluding themselves' from Cabinet meetings

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday snapped back at the Free Patriotic Movement over the issue of the powers of the caretaker Cabinet during the ongoing presidential vacuum.

“Those excluding themselves and eliminating their presence have no right to pin blame on those facilitating the affairs of the country and its citizens,” Mikati said.

He accordingly called on “everyone” to “return to Cabinet’s table, without tensions or campaigns.”

“Let all topics be put to a calm, scientific discussion, away from political campaigns and the useless stances of which people have grown tired in light of how much they have been repeated without any truth to them,” Mikati added.