Prior to the opening of the conference, President Mikati held a series of meetings, in the presence of Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany, Mustafa Adib.
In this context, President Mikati met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and discussed with him the Lebanese situation and the work of the UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon. The files that were discussed during the Secretary-General’s visit to Lebanon last December were also followed up.
President Mikati also met with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, and they discussed relations between the two countries and the situation in the region.
President Mikati met with German Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Tobias Linder, and during the meeting they discussed Lebanese-German relations and the possibilities of German cooperation in many service sectors.
President Mikati met with the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani.
He also met with the President of the Republic of Kosovo Vuza Osmani. According to a joint statement, it was agreed during the meeting to develop relations between the two countries to serve the aspirations of the two peoples to cooperate together.