(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) As consultations continue on the formation of a new government in Lebanon, the United Nations Security Council urged today all Lebanese parties there to engage constructively to achieve this goal 'as soon as possible." Lebanon's Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, and members of his administration remain in office in a caretaker capacity, while Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam is continuing consultations on the formation of a new Government.
"Security Council members urged all parties in Lebanon to engage constructively to facilitate the formation of a government as soon as possible that respects Lebanon's democratic and constitutional principles, responds effectively to the many security, humanitarian and development challenges facing Lebanon and fulfils Lebanon's international obligations," Ambassador Liu Jieyi of China, which holds the Council's rotating presidency for November, said in a statement read out to the press
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has also stressed the importance of forming a new government, particularly in light of the various challenges the country faces, not least of which is the influx of more than 800,000 refugees from neighboring Syria since the start of the conflict there in 2011
"The formation of an empowered government is increasingly urgent, given the multiple security, humanitarian and development challenges that Lebanon now faces
It has now been seven months since the Government of Prime Minister Mikati resigned
I urge all parties to act in the interests of the Lebanese people and engage with Prime Minister-designate Salam to form a new government capable of effectively meeting such challenges," Ban wrote in a recent report.
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