NNA – Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rahi said that President Joseph Aoun does wishes “that the new government will be formed as soon as possible and that nobody will be excluded,” in remarks to reporters following his meeting with President Aoun at Baabda Palace on Monday.

“President Aoun and (Prime Minister-designate Nawaf) Salam’s hands are extended to everybody,” he said.

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