Israeli fighter jets flew at low altitude over Beirut and other parts of Lebanon Tuesday, for the third day in a row in repeated violations of Lebanese
2021-01-07 16:06:10 GMT2021-01-08 00:06:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIRUT, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe on Thursday urged the safe return of the Syrian refugees to their homeland, saying their presence in Lebanon is weighing heavily on the country s economy, the National News Agency reported. The presence of Syrian refugees is affecting Lebanon s economy and the stability of its society, Wehbe said during his online meeting with a delegation of the French Senate.
The meeting discussed ways to help Lebanon through its deteriorating economic situation. Enditem
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Lebanon and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Thursday exchanged MoUs in completion of a number of necessary legal procedures to put the partnership agreement between the two countries into effect as of 01/01/2021.
Representing Lebanon, caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented UK Chargé d Affairs, Alison King, witnessed the exchange of MoUs.
According to a statement, the new post-Brexit MoUs aim to regulate the legal framework of trade ties that had been previously established by a partnership agreement between Lebanon and the European Union.
The MoUs aim to safeguard consumer confidence, as well as that of British and Lebanese companies, in a bid to continue their trade deals and to preserve trade-related preferential terms between both parties.