NNA - Deputy House Speaker, Elias Bou Saab, on Thursday welcomed Belgian Ambassador to Lebanon, Koen Vervaeke. 

Discussions between the pair reportedly focused on the latest Gaza war developments.

For his part, the Belgian Ambassador encouraged “Lebanon to avoid sliding into war as much as possible,” according to a statement by Bou Saab’s office.

In turn, Bou Saab stressed that “no one in Lebanon wants war,” demanding that “there be a clear position by the European Union condemning the massacres that are being committed daily in Gaza against civilians, including children, women, and men, and that there be a real effort to stop these crimes by resorting to an immediate cease fire coupled with political solutions.”

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