Hague Meets Miqati, Expresses Britain's Support for Lebanon Stability

British Foreign Secretary William Hague stressed on Wednesday on the need to reinforce Lebanon's stability, revealing that he will visit the Army Command during his stay in Beirut “to stress on the United Kingdom's support for the military institution”.

"We are very keen on Lebanon's stability and the UK will make sure to preserve it,” Hague said after meeting with Prime Minister Najib Miqati at the Grand Serail. “We will support the cabinet in all fields”.

"I will visit the Army Command on Thursday,” he noted.

Hague also pledged to support Lebanon “bear the responsibility of hosting Syria's refugees”, announcing that he will give a statement on Thursday to elaborate more on this issue.

He remarked: “Britain is seeking to support Lebanon's share of the donor countries' contribution in proving for the Syrian refugees”.

Miqati expressed on Twitter after his talks with Hague: “It was an excellent meeting that demonstrates the strong links between Lebanon and the UK”.

"We urged Britain to encourage Arab and foreign countries to support Lebanon in dealing with the issue of refugees,” he said after the meeting.

The British Secretary is also set to meet with President Michel Suleiman and other political figures during his Lebanon trip.

Hague had discussed Syria's bloody conflict earlier on Wednesday with Qatar's crown prince during a visit to the gas-rich Gulf country, the official QNA news agency reported.

Qatar's Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met with Hague in Doha, where they "discussed cooperation between their countries as well as regional developments, mainly in Syria," said QNA.