Agriculture Minister Elias Skaff on Sunday said that the ministerial committee has reached a tentative agreement on the policy statement.

Skaff acknowledged that there were "some" differences of opinion that the committee was trying to settle.

He told reporters from his residence in east Lebanon's city of Zahle that the government will tackle the disputes which have built up over the past three years and will pass laws that would help resolve these issues, particularly those regarding economic and security."