NNA – Prime Minister Najib Mikati mourned today the passing of former Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, saying:nbsp;ldquo;With great sadness and sorrow, I offer my condolences to the Lebanese people for the passing of former Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, who passed away at the most difficult and delicate stage in which Lebanon needs his conscience, his national and Arab sense, his wisdom, sobriety, and good management of public affairs.quot;
Mikati considered that quot;writing about PM Hoss is both a difficult and easy task at the same time,nbsp;difficult because no words can do him justice, and easy because he was a sea of giving in his professional life…quot;
He added that the late PM Hoss quot;was a prominent economist and a role model for his expertise, ethics, and knowledge. He placed the country#39;s supreme interest and the interest of citizens above all considerations. He was impartial, objective, and constitutional par excellence.quot;
Mikati recalled the great attributes of the late PM,nbsp;eulogizing his vast knowledge and ability to reach the highest levelsnbsp;as a self-made man,nbsp;becoming Lebanon#39;snbsp;successful Prime Minister.nbsp;
quot;After years of giving and sacrifice, he deserves the title of #39;Lebanon#39;s Conscience#39;nbsp;and will forever enter the conscience of the Lebanese…May God have mercy on him and rest his soul in peace in His vast heavens,quot; Mikati concluded.
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