Lebanese Foreign Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Fully Implementing Resolution 1701

Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib reaffirmed today (Monday) his country’s commitment to fully implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701, according to the German News Agency.

During his meeting with the Greek ambassador to Lebanon, Despina Koukoulopoulou, Minister Bou Habib called for “Israel’s withdrawal from the remaining occupied Lebanese territories and resolving the pending disputes through diplomatic means,” stressing “the necessity of reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.”

He emphasized “the need to support the joint declaration of the eight European countries, including Greece, which agreed on the need to reassess the European Union’s policy towards Syria, in preparation for resolving the Syrian displacement crisis.”

Minister Bou Habib affirmed that “the solution to the Syrian displacement crisis in the region, and specifically in Lebanon, lies in activating early recovery projects in Syria and redirecting humanitarian aid to the Syrian interior to ensure a decent living for returning Syrians in their country.”