Mikati welcomes Qatar’s Al-Khulaifi, Minister of Agriculture

Mikati welcomes Qatar’s Al-Khulaifi, Minister of Agriculture

NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, is currently meeting at the Grand Serail with Minister of State at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi. 

The Premier had earlier met with Caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas al-Hajj Hassan, who briefed him on the outcome of a recent meeting that brought together four Arab ministers of agriculture representing Iraqi, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

“It has been agreed to hold another meeting soon with Arab ministers of agriculture and transport to overcome all obstacles regarding the transit process between these four countries,” Hajj Hassan said in the wake of the meeting. 

“We are witnessing a positive storm of inter-Arab and Arab relations with all the countries of the region, which we hope will reflect positively on Lebanon,” he added. 

Regarding the increasing fear over Lebanon’s food security, Hajj Hassan said: “We do fear that food security will be shaken, but this does not mean that it is shaky today; however, things could change any minute if the situation keeps faltering. Food security is threatened in the entire region and across the world. We are working on transforming our economy from a rentier to a productive