Beirut: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired Lebanese-Kuwaiti talks at the Grand Serail with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah.

According to National News Agency – Lebanon, discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties, activating the Lebanese-Kuwaiti Joint Committee, and reaffirming Kuwait’s continued support for Lebanon. Regional and international developments were also addressed during the meeting.

The Lebanese delegation included Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Tarek Mitri, Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salam©, Minister of Energy and Water Joe Al-Saddy, Minister of Interior Maj. Gen. Ahmad Al-Hajjar, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Judge Mahmoud Makkieh, and Lebanon’s Ambassador to Kuwait Ahmad Arfa. The Kuwaiti side was represented by Charg© d’Affaires Yassine Mohammad Al-Majed, Minister Al-Sabah’s advisor Adel Al-Manawer, Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Maj. Gen. Hamed Al-Mutairi, and other officials.

Following the meeting, PM Salam and Minister Al-Sabah toured the Grand Serail, which was recently restored with significant funding from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. A luncheon was held in honor of the Kuwaiti delegation.

Earlier, PM Salam also met with UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and Special Envoy for Combating Islamophobia Miguel ngel Moratinos. The meeting, attended by Lebanon’s Minister of Culture, Ghassan Salameh, and the Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon, Jesus Santos Aguado, focused on promoting dialogue and peace globally, as well as addressing local and regional challenges.

Separately, Premier Salam met with MP Nadim Gemayel. Later in the afternoon, he received a delegation from the “Campaign of Friends of Detainee Georges Abdallah,” comprising MPs Oussama Saad, Assad Dergham, Nazih Bizri, and Jimmy Jabbour. The delegation updated the Prime Minister on the judicial developments concerning the case of detainee Georges Abdallah in France.