Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri discussed with the Special Envoy of the French President to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian, the presidential crisis in Lebanon, ways to solve it, and the relationship between the two countries.
The two sides also exchanged views regarding a number of regional and international issues of common interest during their meeting in Beirut.
During his earlier meeting with Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Le Drian had expressed his hope that the initiative announced by Berri would be the beginning of a path to a solution, meanwhile, Mikati reiterated that the beginning of the solution to the current crisis in the country requires the election of a new president for Lebanon and the completion of economic reforms, especially the projects in the House of Representatives, to put the country on the path to recovery.
A few days ago, Nabih Berri renewed his call to the political parties for dialogue in order to resolve the crisis of the presidential vacancy since the end of Michel Aoun’s term on Oct. 31, 2022.
The visit of the French presidential envoy to Beirut is his third since the start of the presidential vacancy crisis in an attempt to resolve the Lebanese crisis.
Source: Qatar News Agency