Duquesne in Beirut ahead of Visits by FMs of Iran, Germany, Cyprus

French presidential envoy Ambassador Pierre Duquesne has arrived to Beirut to follow up on the international aid to Lebanon, a mission that had been assigned to him.

Duquesne will meet today with Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiyeh, one of the two ministers assigned by Hizbullah – “which reflects the French interest in the port blast case,” al-Joumhouria newspaper said on Monday.

Duquesne will also meet with other ministers to follow up on energy, financial and administrative reforms, and with the ministerial committee in charge of resuming negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh al-Shami, the newspaper added.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Najib Miqati will be meeting this week with the U.S. and the EU ambassadors to Lebanon, and with the Foreign Ministers of Iran, Germany and Cyprus.

Miqati will meet today, Monday, with the U.S. ambassador Dorothy Shea and on Wednesday with EU ambassadors, the newspaper said.