Aoun meets Qatari ruler ahead of Arab-Islamic summit

President Joseph Aoun met Monday in Doha with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the sidelines of an emergency Arab-Islamic summit that will be held in Qatar to discuss Israel’s latest attack on Hamas members in the Qatari capital.

During the meeting, Aoun reiterated his condemnation of the Israeli attack and stressed Lebanon’s “solidarity with Qatar and the brotherly Qatari people,” thanking Doha for “the support it has offered to Lebanon during the various circumstances.”

Sheikh Tamim for his part lauded Lebanon’s solidarity and emphasized that “Qatar will always support the Lebanese people and vigorously seek to achieve security and stability in Lebanon.”