Social Affairs Minister in the caretaker government, Hector Hajjaj, pointed out via "Al-Jadeed" that since the first day of the government, Prime Minister Najib Mikati has not clarified the roles of the ministries, noting that there is no disagreement with the Minister of Displaced Persons, Issam Sharafeddine. Regarding tomorrow's session that will discuss the Syrian displacement issue, Hajjaj said: "No tangible results will come out of it," indicating that governmental sessions "require more consultation among government parties before being held, and it is important that we agree we are in an important phase."
In response to a question, he stated: "Mikati does not finalize files, and he does not make a decision on the Syrian displacement file; rather, he is trying to benefit from political contradictions," considering that it would have been better to clarify matters further and revert to the text that defines responsibilities. He added: "Today, Minister Abdullah Bou Habib, who is part of the committee negotiating with the Syrians, announced his resignation."
He continued: "Last June, a session was held to address the repercussions of displacement, and since then, no governmental session has been convened, nor has any session of the committee assigned to negotiate with Syria. I believe this government has failed, and it is time for it to depart, and we should expedite the election of a president for the republic as a replacement."
He stated: "There are principles for addressing files in the absence of a president to manage the country, namely through consensus, but Mikati went in a direction without consensus, and we tell him to continue, hoping for his success." In response to a question, he suggested: "We should have a technical delegation headed by General Al-Baysari, and a political delegation working separately under the guidance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs."
