Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held talks with UNIFIL Commander Aroldo Lazaro, whom he met at the Grand Serail on Monday in the presence of Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. “Discussions touched on the security situation in the south,” said Bou Habib following the meeting. “[Lazaro] relayed to us the Israeli side’s demand to remove the tent,” he revealed. “Our response was that we want them to pull back from the north of Ghajar, which is considered a Lebanese territory,” he continued, adding that Lebanon has recorded around 18 Israeli violations of the border. on UN Resolution 1701 and the renewal of the UNIFIL’s mandate, Bou Habib said: “The UN Secretary General’s report will be discussed on July 20, and the UNIFIL term will be renewed during the last week of August. The PM has informed them that I will correspond with the Lebanese delegation in New York.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon