Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, received, at his Yarzeh office, on Tuesday, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in the presence of the Commander of UNIFIL Forces, Major General Aroldo Lázaro.
Discussions reportedly touched on the general situation in the country and developments along the Lebanese southern borders.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
BAKU: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today departed Baku following an official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Accompanying His Highness during the visit was an official delegation that included His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for National Security; Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President; Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Mohamed Hassan Al Suwaidi, Minister of Investment; Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State; Mohammed Murad Al Balushi, UAE Ambassador to Azerba
ijan; and a number of senior UAE officials.
Source: Emirates News Agency
Major General, Abbas Ibrahim, on Tuesday welcomed Russian Federation Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, at his office in Beirut.
The meeting addressed recent developments in both the regional and international arenas, particularly focusing on the escalating and concerning incidents of Israeli-perpetrated assassinations alongside intensified military attacks, raising the specter of a widened conflict.
The discussions notably emphasized the prevailing situation along Lebanon’s southern borders, highlighting Israel’s persistent violations of Lebanese sovereignty and its disregard for UN Resolution 1701.
There was an urgent call for international intervention to halt Israel’s war on Gaza and Lebanon, a conflict that has resulted only in the loss of civilian lives, including children and journalists.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates and Mongolia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding mutual visa exemption for holders of ordinary, diplomatic, special and mission passports, as part of continued efforts to develop and strengthen bilateral relations and achieving the common interests of the two peoples and countries.
Under this memorandum, UAE nationals who hold regular, diplomatic, special, and mission passports are exempted from a visa to enter Mongolia and can stay there for a period of up to 30 days per visit, and citizens of Mongolia who hold diplomatic, official, and regular passports are exempt from a visa to enter the United Arab Emirates, starting 28th December, 2023.
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State, and Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, signed the memorandum, which comes within the framework of strengthening bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia and facilitating movement between the two countries. This measure is
considered an important step towards enhancing joint cooperation in the fields of politics, economics, culture, education and other areas of common interest.
Source: Emirates News Agency
House Speaker, Nabih Berri, is currently meeting at his Ain el-Tineh residence with the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Also present at the meeting are the UN Special Coordinator in Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, and the Commander of UNIFIL Forces, Major General Aroldo Lázaro.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon