Judge Nawaf Salam, appointed to form the government and become Prime Minister of Lebanon, speaking at Baabda Palace on Jan. 14, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
The five ambassadors of the Quintet (involved in the Lebanese dossier) met in Beirut on Wednesday to discuss developments on the local scene, particularly the formation of a government following the election of Joseph Aoun and the designation of Nawaf Salam. Diplomatic sources told LBCI that the Quintet – the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt – discussed attempts by some parties in Lebanon to impose specific criteria and realities on the designated prime minister. The sources stated that group members deemed it necessary to allow the former president of the International Court of Justice to complete his mission per the indispensable reform agenda needed to lead the country out of its crisis, which has worsened over the past five years and become even more critical due to 15 months of confrontations between Hezbollah...
The five ambassadors of the Quintet (involved in the Lebanese dossier) met in Beirut on Wednesday to discuss developments on the local scene, particularly the formation of a government following the election of Joseph Aoun and the designation of Nawaf Salam. Diplomatic sources told LBCI that the Quintet – the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt – discussed attempts by some parties in Lebanon to impose specific criteria and realities on the designated prime minister. The sources stated that group members deemed it necessary to allow the former president of the International Court of Justice to complete his mission per the indispensable reform agenda needed to lead the country out of its crisis, which has worsened over the past five years and become even more critical due to 15 months of confrontations between...
