MIKATI WELCOMES QATARI AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS AND FINANCIAL AID WITH GRAND SERAIL VISITORS

Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Monday met at the Grand Serail with Qatar's Ambassador to Lebanon, Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al Thani, with whom he discussed the latest political developments and the means to strengthen bilateral relations between Lebanon and Qatar. During the meeting, Prime Minister Mikati expressed his gratitude to Qatar for its ongoing support of Lebanon. He requested that the ambassador convey a message of thanks to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani for the recent financial grant of $20 million to support Lebanese military salaries, part of a series of payments aimed at bolstering the Lebanese Armed Forces. Mikati also extended his greetings to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Following the ambassador's visit, Prime Minister Mikati chaired a meeting of the committee tasked with proposing amendments to the Code of Money and Credit. The meeting was attended by former ministers Ibrahim Najjar and Shakib Qortbawi, Judge Rana Aakoum, Dr. Nasri Diab, and experts Abdel Hafiz Mansour, Ghassan Ayash, and Hassan Saleh, along with the prime minister's advisor, former minister Nicolas Nahas. The committee presented its final proposals for amending the Code of Money and Credit to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Mikati also met with MP Ahmad Khair to discuss the current political situation and address various demands concerning the Minieh region. Additionally, the Prime Minister received former MP Marwan Abu Fadel, Secretary-General of the Orthodox Gathering, and Habib Afram, President of the Syriac League in Lebanon. The pair invited Mikati to sponsor and attend a conference titled "Diversity and Pluralism in the East," scheduled to take place in Beirut on October 26-27, organized by the International Center for Interfaith Dialogue in Qatar and the Syriac League in Lebanon. Prime Minister Mikati also welcomed a delegation from the "Journalists for Freedom" association, who invited him to attend their first annual dinner. So urce: National News Agency - Lebanon