Qatari Foreign Minister in Beirut for Talks with Top Officials
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani arrived in Lebanon Tuesday on a one-day official visit.
He was welcomed at the airport by caretaker Deputy PM and Defense and Foreign Minister Zeina Akar and Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammed Hassan al-Jaber.
The minister is scheduled to hold separate meetings with President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Army Commander General Joseph Aoun.
The Qatari government-funded Al-Jazeera TV had reported Monday that the visit is “part of Qatar’s efforts to help resolve the political crisis in Lebanon.”
Media reports said Tuesday that Qatar intends to offer aid to the Lebanese Army.
Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, had in February urged Lebanon’s political parties to put the national interest first and speed up the formation of a new government.
Source: Naharnet
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