Mikati holds series of meetings at Grand Serail, discusses overall situation with French, EU, Swiss Ambassadors, meets Caretaker Ministers of Environment, Water and Energy

Mikati holds series of meetings at Grand Serail, discusses overall situation with French, EU, Swiss Ambassadors, meets Caretaker Ministers of Environment, Water and Energy

NNA – Caretaker Prime Minister, Prime Minister-designate, Najib Mikati, on Monday held a series of diplomatic and ministerial meetings at the Grand Serail.

In this context, Caretaker Premier Mikati met with French Ambassador to Lebanon, Anne Grillo.

"We discussed the final touches on the maritime border demarcation file, in addition to the economic and financial conditions and the pressing need to enact the reforms and move forward with an agreement with the International Monetary Fund," Grillo told reporters following the meeting.

She added that talks also touched on the upcoming constitutional junctures.

In response to a question about consultations between Paris and Riyadh over the election of a new president, the diplomat said: "We are holding dialogue with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over many affairs."

PM Mikati also met with the EU Ambassador to Lebanon, Ralph Tarraf, who said on emerging: “The meeting was excellent with Prime Minister Mikati, and we discussed political issues in Lebanon and the urgent need to implement what was agreed upon in the framework plan that was signed between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund last April.”

Miakti later received Swiss Ambassador to Lebanon, Marion Weichelt, with whom he discussed the current general situation.

On the other hand, Mikati met with