The Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri received on Wednesday at his residence in Ain Al-Tineh, Beirut, the caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati and the former chief of Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, to discuss the latest developments of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon.
In a joint statement read by Mikati after the meeting, the conferees denounced the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, offering deep condolences to the families of the martyrs.
The statement hailed the national solidarity among the Lebanese people manifested mainly through embracing those displaced from the zones of the aggression, especially South Lebanon, Bekaa and Beirut’s Dahiyeh, calling on the international community and organization to assume their aid responsibilities in this regard.
Mikati underscored Lebanon’s commitment to what was announced during the UNGA meeting pertaining to the call for a ceasefire and the implementation of UN Resolution 1701 in a way that protects Lebanon from the Zionist aggression.
The conferees also reiterated their call for electing a president on the basis of a national consensus so that the concerns of all the Lebanese get eradicated.
Later on, Mikati’s press office announced that the caretaker premier would meet the Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai during the coming days.
For the tenth consecutive day, the Israeli occupation forces have continued their assault on southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region, extending their attacks to the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
