Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Friday welcomed at the Grand Serail the Regional Director of the World Bank in the Middle East, Saroj Kumar Jha, with whom he discussed the World Bank’s projects in Lebanon.

On another level, Mikati chaired a meeting in the presence of Finance Minister, Youssef Khalil, during which the state budget file has been discussed in preparation for the cabinet session scheduled for next Thursday at Baabda Palace.