Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Wednesday held talks with the leaders of Qatar and the UAE.

In Doha, Suleiman briefed Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on his recent call for resuming all-party talks, in line with the 2008 Doha Agreement, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported.

Sheikh Hamad stressed “the importance of dialogue among the Lebanese to maintain the stability of their country,” said NNA.

Talks also tackled means to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

The two leaders also discussed inter-Arab relations and the developments in the region, said NNA.

Earlier on Wednesday, Suleiman visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and held talks with UAE’s President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the presence of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at Al Rawdha Palace in Al Ain.

“We are always solicitous to achieve the best by expanding the prospects of joint cooperation and benefit from the opportunities existing in both countries to serve mutual interests and welfare of both peoples,” Sheikh Khalifa said.

Sheikh Khalifa and the Lebanese leader assured their support for all efforts to achieve security and stability in the Middle East and to strengthen the chances of peace by respecting international resolutions.

 

Source: NNA; Wam