Army chief Joseph Aoun, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Slim at the Grand Serail on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Credit: Najib Mikati press office)
After escalation comes respite. The tug of war between caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Slim of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and commander-in-chief of the army Joseph Aoun has finally come to an amicable end: the two men reconciled on Wednesday at the Grand Serail under the mediation of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.The reconciliation took place after a meeting chaired by Mikati with the minister and caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, as well as with the heads of the security apparatuses, to discuss the payrolls of these institutions’ members.“Joseph Aoun and Maurice Slim ... agreed to settle their old differences,” Mikati told L’Orient-Le Jour, in reference to the months-long conflict between the two over their prerogatives.Joseph Aoun lashes outDid the army chief have to break his silence and lash out at his...
After escalation comes respite. The tug of war between caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Slim of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and commander-in-chief of the army Joseph Aoun has finally come to an amicable end: the two men reconciled on Wednesday at the Grand Serail under the mediation of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.The reconciliation took place after a meeting chaired by Mikati with the minister and caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, as well as with the heads of the security apparatuses, to discuss the payrolls of these institutions’ members.“Joseph Aoun and Maurice Slim ... agreed to settle their old differences,” Mikati told L’Orient-Le Jour, in reference to the months-long conflict between the two over their prerogatives.Joseph Aoun lashes outDid the army chief have to break his silence and lash out at...
