Arab League Chief Cancels Visit to Beirut

Arab League Chief Nabil al-Arabi cancelled on Monday his visit to Beirut because of the Syrian crisis, Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) reported.

Al-Arabi was scheduled to meet with President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Speaker Nabih Berri along with Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour.

An Nahar newspaper reported on Monday that the discussions were to tackle the relations between Lebanon and the Arab League, the situation in Lebanon and the developments in the region amid the Arab uprisings.

The daily added that the Syrian crisis and its repercussions on the local situation in Lebanon were to be discussed with senior officials.

A Syrian delegation is currently in Qatar to inform the Arab League about President Bashar Assad’s response to a plan proposed to end the bloodshed in the country.