NNA - During his meeting with the Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Muhammad Salih Al-Sahlawi, the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas al Haj Hassan, was informed of the approval of the Ministries of Municipalities and Environment (concerned with the agricultural sector) and Health in the State of Qatar, to import all kinds of grass and leafy crops from Lebanon, which permits the municapilites to import the foodstuffs referred to in the ban list that was previously implemented, after the exporters applied the conditions set by the respective Qatari authorities.

In turn, Al Hajj Hassan thanked the Qatari government, represented by His Excellency the Ambassador, and stressed the permanent cooperation between the Ministry and the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Beirut for the benefit of the two brotherly peoples.

The preparations for the launch of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2023, which Doha will organize in the coming weeks, were also discussed.

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