Mikati broaches general developments with UN’s Wronecka, US Ambassador, Corm, Bou Habib, Abiad, and Knights of Malta

Mikati broaches general developments with UN’s Wronecka, US Ambassador, Corm, Bou Habib, Abiad, and Knights of Malta

NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Tuesday met at the Grand Serail with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, who stressed the necessity of preserving local stability, speeding up the election of a president, and enacting the required reforms.

She also highlighted the importance of the UNIFIL presence in south Lebanon and of respecting international resolutions.

The Prime Minister also met with US Ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, with whom he discussed the country’s general situation, as well as US-Lebanese bilateral relations. 

Mikati then welcomed Caretaker Telecoms Minister, Johnny Corm, who visited him in the company of a delegation from "Ogero" workers’ union, in the presence of Ogero General Director, Imad Kreidieh, and General Labor Confederation Head, Beshara Al-Asmar. 

On emerging, Minister Corm described the atmosphere of the meeting with Mikati as “very positive”, noting that the meeting discussed short and medium-term solutions to the telecoms sector’s crisis. 

"The union has four demands: first, a transportation allowance of 5 liters per day for those who come to work; secondly, school aid; thirdly, a part of the monthly wage to be paid in USD; fourthly, health insurance,” Corm said. 

With regard to raising Ogero tariff, Corm said, “We have discussed this matter several times,