Salam from Doha: No stability in Lebanon without Israel withdrawal

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Tuesday in Doha with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

“We’re working on extending the state’s authority across its territory … and there can be no stability in Lebanon without Israel’s full withdrawal, especially from the five points it is still occupying,” Salam said at a joint press conference.

“We thank God that over the past two weeks we managed to prevent that Lebanon be dragged into a new war or involvement in the regional conflict that was raging, and today we are looking forward to a new page of diplomatic action,” the premier added.

“We agreed that discussions would continue in order to support Lebanon in the energy file and as to supplying it with gas,” Salam said.