Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati commissioned Saturday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdullah Bou Habib to communicate with Arab brothers to reassure them about the safety of their nationals in Lebanon.
In a statement issued by Mekati’s media office, the premier followed up with Bou Habib and Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi on the developments related to the “warning statements” issued by the embassies of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Germany for their nationals in Lebanon.
In added that available information reached after discussing with the military and security leaders revealed that the “overall security situation in general does not call for concern or panic”.
It noted that the political and security contacts on addressing the events of Ain al-Hilweh camp of Palestinian refugees made progress.
The statement indicated that matters are currently under “close monitoring” to ensure general stability and prevent any “security infringement or targeting” citizens, residents, and Arab and foreign tourists in Lebanon.
Mekati asked Mawlawi to call for a meeting of the central security council to discuss “the challenges facing Lennon in these regional conditions to take required decisions so as to maintain security in all parts in Lebanon, it stated.
The refugee camp has been witnessing armed clashes between some Palestinian factions over a week that killed 13 people and wounded 60 others.
Source: Kuwait News Agency
