Rajji discusses southern tensions, bilateral ties with UK Ambassador
The meeting addressed the escalating tensions in southern Lebanon amid continued Israeli aggression, as well as the expected renewal of the UNIFIL mandate. Both sides stressed the importance of maintaining the peacekeeping force's role.
Discussions also touched on the UK's assistance in securing Lebanon's eastern border through surveillance towers deployed along the frontier with Syria.
In turn, Minister Raggi welcomed the decision by US President Donald Trump to lift sanctions on Syria, following mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, noting its potential positive impact on Lebanon, especially regarding the return of Syrian refugees.
Raggi also received MP Hagop Pakradounian, with whom he discussed recent domestic developments. Pakradounian raised the case of Lebanese-Armenian citizen Viken Oljikjian, detained in Azerbaijan since November 2020, and urged continued efforts by the ministry to secure his release.
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