NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Tuesday chaired a meeting at the Grand Serail, attended by Caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Al-Hajjar, Caretaker Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin and the Secretary-General of the Supreme Defense Council, Major General Mohammad al-Mustafa.

Following the meeting, Minister Al-Hajjar said: “We met as a mini-ministerial committee to follow up on the developments of the war in the south, and we discussed the assistance we currently provide to the displaced, even if it is minimal, and how to provide this assistance, in terms of food supplies, shelter, or material support.”

Minister Al-Hajjar added: “We also discussed what the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Affairs are currently undertaking to keep pace with people’s conditions.” “We will keep our meetings open to follow up on the situation,” the Minister said.

On the other hand, Premier Mikati held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council, at the Grand Serail, Nasri Khoury.

The pair reportedly discussed the current situation between both countries and common dossiers.

Mikati later received at the Grand Serail the head of Lebanon's permanent mission to the European Union Ambassador Fadi Hajj Ali,a with whom he discussed preparations for the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Lebanon on Thursday.

Moreover, Mikati received MP Haider Nasser.

The PM also held a meeting attended by Caretaker Minister of Industry, Georges Bouchikian, Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin, and Mayor of Majdel Anjar Saeed Yassin.

Mikati then received a delegation from the Tripoli Municipality, headed by Mayor Dr. Riad Yamak. The delegation raised with the Premier the municipality conditions and affairs related to the northern city of Tripoli.

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