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MTV Lebanon
14-05-2025
- Politics
- MTV Lebanon
Rajji discusses southern tensions, bilateral ties with UK Ambassador
Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji met with British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell for talks on the political and economic situation in Lebanon and ways to enhance bilateral relations. 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.
LBCI
20-02-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
MP Gebran Bassil receives invitation to Hezbollah leader's funeral
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader MP Gebran Bassil received a delegation from Hezbollah, which delivered an invitation to attend the funeral of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The delegation included MPs Ibrahim Mousawi and Raed Berro and Hezbollah's Liaison and Coordination Unit head, Wafiq Safa. MPs Ghassan Atallah and Cesar Abi Khalil attended the meeting. Bassil also met with Armenian Ambassador Vahagn Atabekyan and Deputy Head of Mission Stepan Kevorkian. The discussion, attended by former MP Eddy Maalouf, focused on Lebanese-Armenian relations.
