Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil asserted on Monday that Prime Minister Saad Hariri wants a “political solution for the Aley incident.”

“Hariri insists on finding a solution before holding a Cabinet session,” he added after a meeting for the Strong Lebanon bloc.

“We did not obstruct the previous Cabinet session and have no will to obstruct the next one,” he noted.

As for the state’s budget, Bassil said that the draft Budget should be passed as it is, adding that other issues can be discussed for the 2020 Budget.

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“The Free Patriotic Movement will vote for draft Budget in Parliament,” he asserted.

Bassil concluded by saying that fear from the huge financial pressures should push them to take the required measures in 2020.



