The EU welcomed, on Sunday 12 September, the announcement that Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Najib Mikati had signed a decree on 10 September to form a government in Lebanon, after 13 months of political negotiations.
This government has 24 ministers, 12 Christians and 12 Muslims. The Maronite Abdallah Bou Habib inherits the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“It is a matter of urgency to implement the measures and reforms needed to address the multiple crises...