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Salam responds to Geagea over Rajji and financial reforms

From Naharnet · () English

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  • Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon’s Council of Ministers sets government policy, including foreign policy.
  • Salam said individual ministers manage their portfolios and implement government policy within their powers.
  • His comments responded to criticism from Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea over Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji’s perceived marginalization.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has rejected the idea that Lebanon’s foreign policy can be shaped by one person or ministry acting alone.

Responding to Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea’s criticism over the perceived sidelining of Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, Salam said the constitution gives the Council of Ministers responsibility for setting the government’s general policy.

The constitution stipulates that the Council of Ministers is the one that sets the government’s general policy in all fields, including foreign policy, while each minister is responsible for managing the affairs of their ministry and implementing this policy within their powers.

· Nawaf SalamThe prime minister explained the constitutional division of responsibility between the cabinet and individual ministers.

“The constitution stipulates that the Council of Ministers is the one that sets the government’s general policy in all fields, including foreign policy, while each minister is responsible for managing the affairs of their ministry and implementing this policy within their powers,” Salam said.

“Hence, the foreign policy of the Lebanese state is not the policy of a person or ministry in isolation from the government,” he added.

Hence, the foreign policy of the Lebanese state is not the policy of a person or ministry in isolation from the government.

· Nawaf SalamSalam responded to criticism over the role of Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji.
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