More than a week after the unity government announced that Minister Mohamed Aoun was going on vacation, and the Minister of Labor Ali Al-Abed Al-Rida was assigned to run the Ministry of Oil, Mohamed Aoun returned this morning, Sunday, to exercising his duties in a move described as “confusing” for foreign companies and ambassadors of some countries, who communicated with the government. To understand what is happening, according to 218 private sources.
Aoun’s return coincided with Al-Abed’s meeting with Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, in Tripoli today, which raised questions about the timing of the return, and whether it was intentional or just a coincidence, especially since Aoun later denied knowledge of the meeting, and confirmed that he had informed the government of his return to the exercise of his duties, which is This raises other questions about the nature of coordination and communication within the government, which has caused conflicting tasks.
On January 23, the media office of the unity government announced that Minister Aoun was going on vacation and assigning Labor Minister Ali Al-Abed Al-Rida to run the affairs of the ministry, while a source explained to 218 that Al-Rida was assigned the tasks of the ministry came after Aoun went on vacation, noting that Aoun’s leave will be extended, and that the government resorted to assigning Al-Rida, due to the difficulty of the procedures for appointing a new minister, as the appointment requires the recommendation of the House of Representatives.
