Developmental affairs featured high in the talks conducted on Friday between Public Works and Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi and his visitors. Among the minister\'s itinerants: a delegation of Qaa municipality; former Deputy Farid Khazen; a delegation of Lebanese Aviation Club; Nahr Ibrahim Mayor Tony Matar; and others. In another development, Aridi held a press conference at his office, whereby he stressed on the necessity of solving social issues with high national responsibility, because any hesitation or delay in settling pending social or economic items, relevant to livelihood matters, would only take a toll on Lebanon\'s politics and finance.