Qatari Foreign Minister receives head of Lebanese provisional government Hassan Diab

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, met the head of the Lebanese provisional government, Hassan Diab, during his visit to Doha.

The Qatar News Agency (QNA) said the meeting – which took place yesterday, Sunday – reviewed bilateral cooperation relations and the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. Read also Internal and external obstacles to the formation of the new Lebanese government A birth from the waistline. How the disclosure of a secret correspondence between Aoun and Hariri ousted the formation of the Lebanese government Six months after the Beirut bombing, thousands of people are homeless and poverty increases

The agency said Diab also received, at his residence in Doha, Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs.

She added that during the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them, in addition to the latest developments in Lebanon and the region.

The head of the Lebanese provisional government arrived in Doha on Sunday for an official visit to the country.

The Qatari foreign minister visited Beirut last February, during which he called on all Lebanese parties to prioritize the national interest and speed up government formation, saying Doha would support any path that would lead there.

Lebanon has suffered for months from an economic crisis and severe political polarization, as political forces have been unable to form a government since the resignation of Hassan Diab’s government, 6 days after the explosion of the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020.