NNA – Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, on Thursday welcomed the Ambassador of Qatar to Lebanon, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Following the meeting, Bou Habib stated: "We have requested Qatari assistance in evacuating Lebanese women and their families through the Rafah crossing, who have been stranded since the start of the aggression on Gaza, despite all our previous efforts to get them to safety. We welcome once again Qatar's constructive role in assisting Lebanon in overcoming its presidential crisis through internal Lebanese consensus, with Arab and international encouragement and sponsorship."

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