On Monday, Lebanon's foreign minister Nassif Hitti submitted his resignation in protest at the government's mismanagement of the economic crisis gripping the country, warning that the government has no vision and a will for making reforms.
In a statement, he said, "I decided to resign today as foreign minister," accusing the government of failure to make any changes demanded by the International Monetary Fund.
He added, "I had participated in the government for serving Lebanon, but I found that in my country there are many bosses and contradictory interests.
The Lebanese top diplomat urged all the state's officials to unite in the interest of the Lebanese people, or the ship, God forbid, will sink with everyone on board," warning that Lebanon on the brink to become a "failed state".
On the other hand, the Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab accepted the resignation on the spot and started making contacts and examining options in order to appoint a new minister.
Lebanon and Worst Economic Crisis
Lebanon is mired in its worst economic crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war, with runaway inflation, galloping prices and bank capital controls fuelling poverty, dispair and angry street protests.
Prime Minister Hasan Diab's government, formed in January and billed as a group of technocrats, has struggled to secure international financial support.
Hitti's resignation comes after France's top diplomat Jean-Yves Le Drian during a visit last month scolded Lebanon's leadership for failing to take the necessary measures to save the country from collapse.
The outgoing Lebanese foreign minister too called on government officials to "reconsider many of their policies and practices so that the nation and its citizens are given priority over all other considerations".
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