Exclusive-Lebanon to resume IMF talks, begin reforms, draft policy statement says

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's new Prime Minister Najib Mikati walks during an official ceremony to mark his assumption of duties at the Government Palace in Beirut, Lebanon September 13, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's new cabinet is committed to resuming talks with the International Monetary Fund for a short- and medium-term rescue programme, a draft of its policy statement obtained by Reuters showed on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government is due to meet on Thursday to approve the draft, which will then go to a vote of confidence in parliament.