President Aoun meets Deputy Prime Minister, briefed on the course of negotiations with International Monetary Fund

President Aoun meets Deputy Prime Minister, briefed on the course of negotiations with International Monetary Fund

NNA - Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami confirmed that the technical negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are almost over, "And we have entered the negotiation stage on monetary and economic policies in order to start negotiations with the IMF team, which we hope will visit Lebanon soon”.

Chami also pointed out that each minister works on his files within his jurisdiction, provided that the government's plan is announced upon its completion, noting that it requires the cabinet to convene for approval.  Chamo expressed his hope to meet soon, stating that the three presidents are working towards this end.

 

Chami's stances came while meeting President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, today at Baabda Palace.

 

Chami briefed the President on the course of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

 

Statement:

After the meeting, Chami made the following statement:

 

“Today, I visited the President of the Republic to brief him on the progress of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

I informed the President that the technical negotiations are almost over and we have entered the negotiation stage on monetary and economic policies in order to start negotiating seriously with the IMF team, which we hope will visit Lebanon soon.

 

Our goal is still to reach a preliminary agreement before the end of the