The media office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants responded, in an issued statement today, to “several media reports that unjustly held the Ministry responsible for Lebanon’s failure to pay its contributions to the United Nations and thus depriving it of the right to vote.”

In this context, the statement clarified the following:

1- The Ministry has been following-up for several months on the issue of paying the dues and unpaid contributions to-date by Lebanon to several international and regional organizations, including the United Nations, which affects Lebanon’s right to vote.

2- For this purpose, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates conducted several contacts, reviews and meetings with the concerned official authorities, to assist in transferring the necessary funds to Lebanese missions abroad to pay contributions and arrears. In this connection, Minister Abdallah Bou Babib received promises to resolve the issue of transferring the necessary funds as soon as possible.

The statement concluded by stressing that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has previously cautioned about this matter, and continues to stress the necessity of immediate handling of this dossier due to its importance and Lebanon’s role in international and regional institutions.

Source: Natiional News Agency – Lebanon