Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Credit: Dalati and Nohra)
BEIRUT — Kuwait welcomed on Tuesday evening Prime Minister Najib Mikati's statements in which he renewed his government's commitment to taking the necessary steps to restore Lebanon's ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
In a statement, Kuwait assured that it seeks to "pursue constructive and practical measures to this end, which will contribute to greater security, stability and prosperity for Lebanon and its brotherly people."
Earlier in the day, Saudi Arabia also welcomed "the positive points" contained in Mikati's statement and hoped that "it will help Lebanon regain its role and status at the Arab and international levels.
On Monday, the prime minister reaffirmed Lebanon's determination to prohibit its financial and banking system from being used in operations that "could undermine the security of Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries. He also called for "a halt to political, military, security and media activities that undermine the sovereignty" of these countries.
Last October, the broadcast of controversial remarks by then-Information Minister George Kurdahi on the role of Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen soured relations between Beirut and Riyadh.
According to information obtained by L'Orient Today, a GCC meeting is scheduled for Sunday and could lead to the return of the Arab ambassadors who were recalled from Beirut in October.