Speaker Nabih Berri met on Tuesday with caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Ain al-Tineh, where they discussed the latest political developments.

Following the meeting that lasted more than an hour and a half, a statement was issued by Berri and Hariri, whereby they stated that the all the Lebanese must maintain restraint at the current stage and abstain from being dragged into strike that some are trying to create.

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On the governmental issue, the statement said that the national situation makes it urgent to hasten the formation of a cabinet away from political tension, in order to serve the country’s interests above anything else.