Miqati on Alleged Assassination Plot against Him: I am Performing My National Duties

Caretaker Najib Miqati lamented on Saturday the current state of affairs in Lebanon given that it is suffering from the impact of the Syrian crisis.

Commenting on claims that he has become a target for assassination, he said: “I am performing my national duties and what pleases my conscience.”

Media reports had said on Friday that the PM has become a target for assassination in light of their circulation of a security document alleging that a political figure in Beirut or the northern city of Tripoli may be targeted by a suicide bomber.

Miqati hails from Tripoli.

“It is unfortunate that all the Lebanese people's security and livelihoods have become at risk due to the local and regional situations,” he added in a statement.

“We have repeatedly warned of the consequences of regional unrest,” he stressed.

Miqati is currently in Germany for the 50th annual Munich Security Conference, where he reiterated the Lebanese government's call on the international community to help Lebanon support the burden of Syrian refugees.

Later on Saturday, he held separate talks with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Bogdanov, and United Nations and Arab League envoy on Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.