There will be a breakthrough soon in standoff over forming government: Nabih Berri

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday he was optimistic that there would be a breakthrough soon in the standoff over forming a government, according to a member of parliament from his party.

Berri said there was now a serious effort to form a government and his optimism stemmed from President Michel Aoun's intervention in the process over the past two days, Ali Bazzi told reporters in broadcast comments.