'Very Optimistic' Hariri Thanks Blocs for Govt. Formation 'Cooperation'

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Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday thanked all parliamentary blocs for their “great cooperation” regarding the cabinet formation process.

“Everyone agreed that we must speed up the government formation due to the regional and economic challenges that we are facing in the country and undoubtedly everyone's objective is to improve the national economy and strengthen state institutions,” Hariri said at the end of his one-day, unbinding consultations with parliamentary blocs.

“After all that I've heard, I will see what would be the best method to push the country forward in terms of the government's shape and components. We want it to be a national accord cabinet and we want to come together to immunize our domestic arena in the face of the regional challenges,” the PM-designate added.

“To me, the economic situation is the most dangerous issue and we must do all we can, because there is a real chance to overcome this dire situation that we are living, due to the CEDRE conference and the reforms that we should make in order to stem corruption and public money waste in the country,” Hariri went on to say.

The premier-designate also reassured that he is “very optimistic” and noted that the political parties are capable of forming a government “as soon as possible.”