MIKATI CONTACTS ARMY CHIEF, UNIFIL COMMAND OVER SITUATION IN THE SOUTH

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has followed up on the latest situation along the southern border in contacts he held with army chief General Joseph Aoun and the command of the UNIFIL. Mikati is set to meet this afternoon with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, and a UNIFIL delegation chaired by Commander General Aroldo Lazaro. The PM met earlier with UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland and an accompanying delegation. He also received Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Nicoletta Bombardiere, with whom he discussed the current general situation and the bilateral ties between the two countries.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon