Adib is new prime minister of Lebanon amid crises

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun on Monday invited Mustapha Adib, a diplomat, to form the new government.

“There is no time for words, promises, and wishes, but to work with everyone’s cooperation for the sake of the recovery of our country because the concern is great for all Lebanese [people],” Adib, who was the country’s top diplomat in Germany said in his first press conference.

“We seek to form a government of competent people to carry out rapid reforms, which would put the country on the right path, “he said.

Adib, 48, from the city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, is doctorate in law and political science. In 2000 he assumed the position of an advisor and director in the office of Prime Minister Najib Mikati until he was appointed ambassador to Germany in July 2013

Six days after a huge blast ripped apart the city of Beirut, Hassan Diab’s government resigned on Aug. 10 and was converted into a caretaker government until the election of a new prime minister.

Source : RT