Report: Arab, International Efforts to Kick Off to Help Lebanon Confront Impact of Syrian Conflict
Arab and international efforts will be launched soon in order to help it confront the repercussions of the Syrian conflict in light of the recent suicide attack in Beirut's southern suburbs of Bourj al-Barajneh, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.
To that end, a meeting is expected to be held in Turkey on Sunday between Saudi and French officials on the margins of the G20 summit, said the daily.
The meeting was expected to be held between Saudi King Salman and French President Francois Hollande.
The French leader had however postponed his trip to the summit in the wake of the Paris terror attacks on Friday that left over 120 people dead.
Earlier, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve had relayed to his Lebanese counterpart Nouhad a-Mashnouq “his complete readiness to discuss bolstering security cooperation between Lebanon and France.”
United Arab Emirates Interior Minister Sheikh Seif bin Zayed al-Nahyan had also informed Mashnouq of his readiness to exchange information on the investigation in the Bourj al-Barajneh attack.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Thursday's Bourj al-Barajneh attack that was carried out by two suicide bombers.
Conflicting reports had emerged over the existence of a third attacker.
At least 43 people were killed and 230 others were wounded in the bombing.
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