Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, received this afternoon at Ain al-Tineh Palace the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the European Union Ambassador to Lebanon, Sandra de Waal.
The general situation and political and field developments in Lebanon and the region featured highly during their discussions, in light of Israel’s continued aggression against the Gaza Strip and the southern Lebanese regions.
During their one hour and ten minutes meeting, Borrell expressed his great concern about the continuation of the war on the Gaza Strip, and his concern for it not to expand towards Lebanon.
Borell expressed his fear of the Israeli escalation in the south, stressing that the priority must be to stop the war on the Gaza Strip because that is the gateway to the return of calm to Lebanon, which would then facilitate looking into the full implementation of the provisions of UN Resolution 1701.
In turn, Speaker Berri praised the participation of European Union countries within the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces and their role over the decades as a witness to the Israeli violations and attacks on southern Lebanon and its people.
He reaffirmed to Borrell Lebanon’s commitment to international legitimacy and its relevant resolutions, particularly Resolution #1701, stressing that the prelude to its implementation begins with stopping Israel’s aggression and its withdrawal from the entire occupied Lebanese territories.
On the internal political level, Berri stressed “the importance of completing the presidential entitlement regardless of the repercussions of the aggressive war waged by Israel,” revealing that he is always ready to cooperate with the efforts of the Five-Year Committee to accomplish this entitlement.
Source: NNA
