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DUBAI: Qatar\u2019s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Friday reiterated his country\u2019s support to Lebanese army.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Qatar\u2019s foreign minister, made the remarks after meeting with Lebanon\u2019s President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda.<\/p>\n
\u201cQatar supports Lebanon in all the measures it is taking and the Lebanese state\u2019s position regarding the Israeli army\u2019s withdrawal from the occupied [Lebanese] territories, and that the Lebanese army takes control, which Qatar will continue to support,\u201d Sheikh Mohammed said.<\/p>\n
Aoun thanked the Qatari leadership \u201cin their constant pursuit of restoring stability to the countries of the region, through bringing viewpoints closer and removing the causes that lead to escalation,\u201d a statement from the Lebanese presidency noted.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Aoun thanked the Emir of Qatar and the Qatari government for the support that Lebanon receives in all fields, wishing that Qatar would continue its efforts with brotherly Arab countries and friendly states to press Israel to halt its aggressions in the south and implement the framework agreement reached as a result of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel under American sponsorship,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n Aoun also reiterated his condemnation of aggression against Gulf countries, the latest of which were the series of attacks against Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n The Lebanese president also highlighted the continued \u201ccontinuous Israeli aggressions to which the south is being subjected, and the resulting casualties, injuries, and destruction of southern villages and towns occupied by Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n On their bilateral relations, Aoun welcomed possible cooperation on especially on the energy sector in which Qatar had previously expressed readiness to help Lebanon ease its electricity crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n