Lebanon ready for talks on border stability
Published: 03:01 PM,Jan 09,2024 | EDITED : 07:01 PM,Jan 09,2024
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati
BEIRUT: Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told a senior United Nations official on Tuesday that his country was ready for talks on long-term stability on its southern border with Israel.
Mikati's office said that he met UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in Beirut to reiterate "Lebanon's readiness to enter negotiations to achieve a long-term process of stability in southern Lebanon" along the border with Israel.
"We seek permanent stability and call for a lasting peaceful solution - but in return we receive warnings through international envoys about a war on Lebanon," Mikati said.
The border violence has forced tens of thousands of people to flee on both sides and raised fears the conflict could spiral. — Reuters
Mikati's office said that he met UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in Beirut to reiterate "Lebanon's readiness to enter negotiations to achieve a long-term process of stability in southern Lebanon" along the border with Israel.
"We seek permanent stability and call for a lasting peaceful solution - but in return we receive warnings through international envoys about a war on Lebanon," Mikati said.
The border violence has forced tens of thousands of people to flee on both sides and raised fears the conflict could spiral. — Reuters