Riachi Meets Berri, Says LF 'Won't Offer More Concessions'

Caretaker Information Minister Melhem Riachi held talks Tuesday with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh after which he stressed that the Lebanese Forces “will not offer more concessions” regarding its share in the new cabinet.

“I put Speaker Berri in the picture of my latest meeting with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri,” Riachi said.

“The LF is not seeking certain portfolios and has never sought that, but injustice against the LF is unacceptable,” the minister added.

“The government is not hinging on us because we are not the ones stopping the government. It is impossible for the LF to offer more concessions, and this is what I told Speaker Berri,” Riachi went on to say.

Asked who is seeking to clip the LF's wings, the minister said: “They know themselves. The LF's influence will not be curtailed.”