LONDON: The UN Security Council on Monday welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon.
The administration led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was announced earlier this month after more than a year of political stalemate.
In that time, Lebanon has plunged deeper into economic collapse with widespread blackouts and fuel shortages.
The Security Council statement “urged Lebanon’s new government to swiftly and transparently implement the well‑known, necessary and tangible reforms.”
The changes are needed to deal with “the urgent security, economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing the country,” the statement said.
The council said it was important to hold free, fair and inclusive elections next year and an independent transparent investigation into the Beirut port explosions that decimated the city last year.
