President Michel Suleiman presided over the cabinet's extraordinary session at Baabda Palace.
Suleiman briefed the ministers on his visit to Syria and described the Lebanese-Syrian summit as "important," Information Minister Tareq Mitri told reporters following the meeting.
Mitri said the cabinet would take a decision concerning exchanging embassies with Damascus in its next meeting on Thursday.
Defense Minister Elias al-Murr was absent from the meeting that was intended to discuss the security situation.
Education Minister Bahiya Hariri also did't attend the meeting.
Premier Siniora hailed the Syria visit and called for reconsidering the Lebanese-Syrian pacts ratified during the Syrian Hegemony according to national interest.
He also called for tackling the security situation in Tripoli wisely and firmly.
Mitri said the Cabinet decided to refer the Tripoli crime to the judicial council.
Al-Mustaqbal MPs urged the Lebanese government to ask the U.N. Security Council to add the Tripoli crime to those already under investigation by the international commission.
15 people were killed and 51 were injured in the Tripoli explosion last Wednesday . Of those killed 9 were Lebanese soldiers . 3 wounded soldiers remain in critical condition
Responding to a question, Mitri said no specific date has been set for Syrian President Bashar Assad's visit to Lebanon.
The cabinet also decided to ask the Security Council to extend the U.N. mission in southern Lebanon by a year.
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