PM Mikati holds diplomatic meetings to address recent developments

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held a series of diplomatic meetings at the Grand Serail to follow up on recent developments, particularly the Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

He received Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, leading a delegation that included the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and the commander of the UNIFIL forces in the south, General Aroldo Lazaro.

He also met with French Ambassador Hervé Magro and then with US Ambassador Lisa Johnson.