Lebanon’s new PM vows to rebuild after economic meltdown and war with Israel

Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam has vowed to work on building a modern state in crisis-hit Lebanon (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate has vowed to work on building a modern state in the crisis-hit country, saying his priorities will be to rebuild after the destruction caused by a lengthy war with Israel and work on pulling the small nation out of its historic economic meltdown.

Nawaf Salam was speaking on Tuesday after meeting Lebanon’s new president, Joseph Aoun, who himself took office last week.