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Salam headed to Athens

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tammam salam def 3Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam denied on Wednesday that he will head to to Saudi Arabia.This comes after Al-Joumhouria newspaper reported earlier on Wednesday that Salam will head to Riyadh to offer condolences over the death of Prince Musaed bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, the bother of Saudi King Abdullah.

The daily said that he will also hold talks with senior Saudi officials including the chief of General Intelligence, Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, and former PM Saad Hariri.

But Salam headed to Athens, Greece Voice of Lebanon reported on Wednesday .

This comes amid reports that President Michel Suleiman who met Salam yesterday at the Baabda palace will not approve the formation of a new cabinet if Hezbollah was excluded.

The March 14 coalition has been calling for keeping Hezbollah out of the cabinet over its role in Syria’s war.

Since his appointment earlier this year Salam has been trying to form a cabinet based on giving an equal share to the rival political blocks – March 14 , March 8 and the centrists, but the Hezbollah led March 8 alliance is insisting on having a bigger share in the cabinet to allow it to veto its decisions . Salam has been opposed to giving any party a veto power ( usually referred to as a blocking third ) . He has recently been floating the idea of forming a neutral cabinet of technocrats, but Hezbollah and FPM leader MP Michel Aoun have been opposed to this idea too and this is why Lebanon is still without a government and Najib Miqati is still acting as the caretaker Prime Minister.

Salam yesterday slammed the accusations by the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance over the cabinet formation delay, denied being responsible for the impasse and pointed out that his main aim was to form a productive cabinet that serves the nation’s best interest.

“I only care about forming a productive cabinet that serves the nation’s best interest ” Salam told As Safir newspaper in an interview .

He expressed concern that some parties want the power vacuum to continue and a decision has already been made to block the government formation.

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12 responses to “Salam headed to Athens”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Getting ‘Financial Advice’ from the Greeks ?? Hahahahahahahhahahahaha

    1. dateam Avatar
      dateam

      Hes gone on holidays for 3 days with his family?? Sleiman going to france for 3 days as well.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Some always know when to disappear, Dateam. 30,000 piled out to Kuristan quickly too.
        If I was one of the ‘theorists’ I’d think something was going to blow real soon …. ;-))

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          dateam

          Heres a question..if tamam is a pm designate does he get payed as a pm?

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Probably more like a CEO. He was brought in to attempt making a corporation work. To bring some income to the place. Since the ‘politicians’ already get 2 to 3 times what most western ones do, it’s hard to see him accepting less.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Getting ‘Financial Advice’ from the Greeks ?? Hahahahahahahhahahahaha

    1. dateam Avatar
      dateam

      Hes gone on holidays for 3 days with his family?? Sleiman going to france for 3 days as well.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Some always know when to disappear, Dateam. 30,000 piled out to Kuristan quickly too.
        If I was one of the ‘theorists’ I’d think something was going to blow real soon …. ;-))

        1. dateam Avatar
          dateam

          Heres a question..if tamam is a pm designate does he get payed as a pm?

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Probably more like a CEO. He was brought in to attempt making a corporation work. To bring some income to the place. Since the ‘politicians’ already get 2 to 3 times what most western ones do, it’s hard to see him accepting less.

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Anyone picking up on the ‘Israeli’ (or someone) Bombing attack going on ??????

    “BEIRUT: Two of four rockets fired from south Lebanon fell into Israel Thursday, Lebanese security sources told The Daily Star.
    The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said two sets of rockets aimed at Israel were fired from the Batoulieh valley near the Palestinian Refugee Camp of Rashidieh, southeast of Lebanon’s Tyre.
    One pair of rockets shot past the border into Israel while the other fell in the border village of Alma in Lebanon, one source said.
    Israeli media reported the sound of explosions in Nahariya and Acre in Israel.
    The Israeli army said the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted one of the rockets, Haaretz reported.”

    Freaking IDIOTS !!
    News now says 3 rockets landed in Lebanon. Israel shot one down. Israel says ‘No Problem’. ;-)))

  4. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Anyone picking up on the ‘Israeli’ or someone Bombing attack going on ??????

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