NNA - Former Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, met on Wednesday at his office with British Ambassador to Lebanon, Tom Fletcher, and discussed with him the situation in Lebanon and the region, in addition to ties between both countries.



"The presidential deadline is an internal issue and Lebanese politicians should achieve progress in it," the Ambassador stressed after the meeting.



He stressed the need to hold dialogue among the Lebanese factions in a bid to elect a president and to hold constructive talks to reach a resolution to the case of the captured soldiers.



Both sides highlighted the situation in the region and the ongoing talks between the USA and Iran regarding the Iranian nuclear file, in addition to the current situation in Syria.


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