NNA - France welcomes the designation of Tammam Salam to form the new Lebanese government, a statement by the French embassy in Beirut said Monday.
France saw in the wide agreement on Salam as an encouraging sign, stressing the importance of forming a new government in the nearest time possible that would guarantee the continuity of the institutions' work and hold the legislative polls on time, in favor of Lebanon's interest and stability.
"France confirms, amid this difficult stage Lebanon is through, its holding onto the country's stability and sovereignty, as well as onto the work of the institutions which the President of the Republic, Michel Sleiman, guarantees," the statement read.
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