Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Boutros Rai received on Wednesday phone calls from caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri, former PM Fouad Siniora and Deputy head of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan.
He also received a phone call from PM-designate Hassan Diab to congratulate him on the holidays.
The calls were an occasion to express well-wishes upon Christmas and the New Year, as well as to discuss the current general situation and latest developments.