Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati held talks in Glasgow on Monday with various world leaders on ways to resolve Beirut’s dispute with the Gulf in wake of Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi’s offensive remarks against Saudi Arabia.
Mikati, who was taking part in the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The PM held a series of meetings with Arab and international leaders on the situation in Lebanon, ways to support it and end its current crisis, said a statement from his press office.
Mikati also met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who informed him he will dispatch his foreign minister to Beirut to address pending issues and the Gulf dispute.
Mikati also met with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Hamad Al Sabah. Talks focused on “Lebanon’s keenness on the close relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council and efforts to address any problem through the spirit of fraternity and cooperation.”
Sheikh Khalid informed Mikati of Kuwait’s keenness on Lebanon and its constant efforts to support it in all fields. “At the same time, it is also keen on the unity of the GCC state,” he added, according to Mikati’s office.
“Lebanon can address any problem and it will find all the necessary support from Kuwait and other Arab countries,” he stressed.
Mikati held talks with European Council President Charles Michel on ways the bloc can support Lebanon. He met with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva, who informed him that the organization was determined to help Lebanon resolve its current crisis.
