Democratic Gathering MPs Discuss Electricity File with Hariri
A delegation from the Democratic Gathering held talks Monday with Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Grand Serail.
The delegation comprised Industry Minister Wael Abu Faour and the MPs Bilal Abdullah and Hadi Abu al-Hosn and a number of advisers and the meeting was held in the presence of former Minister Ghattas Khoury.
“Discussions focused on the electricity plan and the delegation briefed the Prime Minister on their views on this subject, particularly in terms of the necessary reforms,” a statement issued by Hariri's office said.
After the meeting, Abu al-Hosn said: “We visited the Prime Minister to continue the consultations and confirm the good relations between Mukhtara and the Center House. We discussed the electricity file and it was a deep scientific discussion in the presence of specialists and we agreed on a number of steps.”
He added: “The main focus was to act quickly to save the electricity sector from the situation in which it is floundering and the start of the solution would be by implementing the laws. There are laws passed in Parliament, and there is a plan that the Prime Minister seeks to apply.”
“We will work together through a joint committee between the two groups and then we will present the recommendations to the Cabinet. The Prime Minister has the desire and intention to form a ministerial committee concerned mainly with the electricity file,” Abu al-Hosn went on to say.
“Today, we emphasized the importance of implementing the law, firstly by appointing a new board of directors for Electricite Du Liban, and the regulatory committee for the electricity sector. We will continue the discussion through the joint committee that we agreed on today,” he added.
Source: Naharnet
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