Miqati’s Brother Visits Damascus: It is Distancing Itself from Meddling in Government Formation

Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati’s brother, Taha, visited Damascus on Wednesday where he met with Syrian officials, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Sunday.

Sources told the daily: “The Syrian officials voiced their relief that an agreement was reached over who will assume the Interior Ministry and Damascus supports Miqati’s position of hanging on to his privileges in forming the government.”

“Syria is distancing itself from interfering in the government formation process in Lebanon and it is not worried about the situation in Lebanon,” they stressed.

“It is more concerned with the unity of the new majority and coordination among it, especially with Hizbullah,” the sources stated.