Qatar Emir Promises Geagea to Exert All Efforts to Free Captive Servicemen
Qatar's Emir vowed during talks with Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea on Monday that Doha would exert all efforts to resolve the case of the captive servicemen.
The LF leader, his wife MP Sethrida Geagea and the accompanying delegation met with Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha in the presence of the Qatari Foreign Minister, Khalid al-Attiyah.
They traveled to the Qatari capital on Sunday.
A statement issued by Geagea's press office said the discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and the region.
“The two sides agreed on the importance of electing a Lebanese president as soon as possible,” it said.
They also stressed an end to the Syrian crisis to avoid more bloodshed and humanitarian suffering, said the statement.
When Geagea brought up the issue of the captive servicemen, the emir vowed that “Qatar would exert all efforts to find a solution to this cause.”
Soldiers and policemen were taken hostage by jihadists from al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State extremist group when they overran the northeastern border town of Arsal in August 2014.
Qatar has tasked a mediator to resolve the case.
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