NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Thursday met at the Grand Serail with Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Ali Hamieh. 

Hamieh briefed Mikati on the procedures, precautionary measures, and plans that the Ministry is developing at the four Lebanese ports: Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon and Tyre, as well as at Beirut Airport, roads and bridges, in order to confront any exceptional circumstances facing these vital facilities.

“These measures and plans note the importance of work continuity in these facilities, which should be accompanied by a fast, flexible, and practical financial mechanism by the Council of Ministers, based on legal principles approved by the Council of Ministers, in a bid to ensure swift action dealing with developments,” Hamieh explained. 

The Prime Minister later welcomed Middle East Airlines Board of Directors Chairman, Mohammed Al-Hout, who briefed him on the procedures and measures taken by the company.

===========R.H.