Hezbollah, UN officials discuss govt formation

Deputy U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Philippe Lazzarini speaks during a conference in Beirut, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)

Officials from the United Nations and Hezbollah agreed in a meeting Tuesday on the urgent need to form a government swiftly, a statement from Hezbollah said.

Ammar Moussawi, the head of Hezbollah’s international relations department, and Philippe Lazzarini, the deputy U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon, discussed the political and economic issues relating to the government formation, the statement said.