The ministers of social affairs and industry, Richard Kuyumdjian, and Wael Abu Faour, discussed yesterday with the UN Resident Coordinator, Philip Lazarinni, ways to encourage international organizations operating in Lebanon to utilize made-in-Lebanon products. Following the meeting, Abu Faour revealed that a joint committee was formed, comprising the industry and social affairs ministries, the Lebanese Industrialists Association and international organizations to set up a mechanism for the procurement of Lebanese goods by said organizations. Kuyumdjian, for his part, said the meeting with Larizanni came to reassure UN agencies in the country to buy and use Lebanese products. (An Nahar, May 14, 2019)