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Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani Begins Official Visit to Lebanon, Meets Senior Leaders
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Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Beirut for an official visit. He will meet Lebanon's president, parliament speaker, and prime minister during the visit.
6 outlets told this the same way.
Qatar PM in Beirut
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani began an official visit to Lebanon that will last until tomorrow, and the Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport this afternoon. The Qatar Prime Minister was scheduled to meet with President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun, House Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and he was also set to meet with military and civilian officials.
Lebanese officials told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Qatari visits to Beirut are very important for Lebanon, especially given the events in the region, and they said the visits break the stalemate and keep Lebanon within the orbit of external interests. The three Lebanese presidencies distributed the schedule of meetings for the Qatari Prime Minister for tomorrow, Friday, including a joint press conference with Salam at 2:15 p.m.
Meetings and security file
The Lebanese News Agency reported that the Qatari aircraft carrying محمد بن عبد الرحمن آل ثاني arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, and it said Lebanese Prime Minister نواف سلام was at the airport to welcome him.
The visit was scheduled to include meetings with the Commander of the Lebanese Army General رودولف هيكل and the Director General of Public Security اللواء حسن شقير, according to the agency.
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed said Washington rejected renewal of UNIFIL and any "ineffective" mission in the south, while it also quoted a U.S. State Department spokesperson saying, "We welcome the government's efforts to contain explosive materials and detain those responsible for them."
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed added that the spokesperson said UNIFIL's mandate will end on 31 December 2026, followed by a one-year gradual drawdown ending on 31 December 2027, and during this period, peacekeeping operations will be ended gradually and responsibly.
South Lebanon and UNIFIL
جريدة القدس said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Beirut this Thursday afternoon on an official visit of great strategic importance, and it said Lebanese authorities sought to leverage Qatar's clout in international mediations to cement a ceasefire. The same source said the current mandate for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is expected to end on December 31, placing time pressure on the Lebanese decision-maker.
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed said Lebanese officials will renew the constants related to the need to stop Israeli attacks and the withdrawal of the occupation from every inch of Lebanese territory, and it said they also called for the release of prisoners and the start of the reconstruction process. Al-Manar TV Lebanon said the Qatari Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with President General Joseph Aoun, House Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, as the visit continues through tomorrow.