The Lebanese cabinet convened Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the Grand Serail, in order to continue the discussion of the state budget draft law for the year 2015.
Ministers of Information Ramzi Jreij, Telecommunications Boutros Harb and Culture Remond Arayji did not attend the session.
Education Minister Elias Bou Saab said that “the cabinet’s atmosphere was consensual and positive during previous sessions, but has now deteriorated.”
For his part, Health Minister Wael Abou Faour called for depoliticizing discussions pertaining to military and security appointments, stressing the need to tackle this matter away from the media spotlight and only during cabinet sessions.