House Speaker Nabih Berri mourned today the passing of former Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, saying: 'At a time when Lebanon lacks genuinity, serenity, and great national statures, the nation loses one of its human values ??that combined all of these qualities and more..." Berri described the late PM Hoss as a "true statesman", offering his deepest condolences to the Lebanese in general, and to the people of the capital, BBeirut. "Mercy be upon the late great man...To God we belong and to Him we shall return," concluded Berri. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon