Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that he will show cooperation at the governmental level, but stressed that he will go hand in hand with Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh and PSP leader Walid Jumblat with regard to nomination of the upcoming new Prime Minister, al-Akhbar daily reported.

Well-informed sources told the daily “there is great positivity on Berri's part as he plans to name Mustaqbal Movement chief Saad Hariri for the post of premiership.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat held talks Friday evening in Ain el-Tineh with Speaker Nabih Berri, around an hour before an expected meeting between him and Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday called on the international community to help Lebanon cope with the Syrian refugee crisis.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday scheduled a legislative session for Wednesday amid reservations by the Lebanese Forces over the issue of the electoral law.

Betting on a Hizbullah mediation between its two allies Speaker Nabih Berri and Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun does not seem to be based on firm facts, a media report said on Sunday.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday lauded a statement issued earlier in the day by the Council of Maronite Bishops, noting that it “does not contradict” with the national dialogue agreements and the proposed “package deal.”

Speaker Nabih Berri replied on Monday to Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, who has earlier criticized his “package deal” on the presidency, and said that his suggestion is “more constitutional than any other.”

Speaker Nabih Berri has announced that he would “communicate” with al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri “in the coming hours,” while ruling out the possibility of electing a president before the parties agree on a so-called “package deal.”

Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Friday that he is determined to hold parliament meetings with the start of the second legislative session in October dedicated to financial issues, and that he will not be deterred by the number of deputies who approve the laws even if it means that only 65 MPs pass them, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday.

“I am determined to hold one or more legislative sessions with the start of the normal legislative sessions to address pressing financial issues and redress the financial threats facing Lebanon,” Berri was quoted by his visitors.

Speaker Nabih Berri has warned Prime Minister Tammam Salam against “contributing to” the cabinet's paralysis, noting that the ministers of his AMAL Movement and its ally Hizbullah will attend the cabinet's upcoming sessions.