Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Abdullah Bou Habib confirmed via an interview with ” Sawt Beirut International”, that the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister was the one who initiated the “Kuwaiti paper” initiative, and we responded to the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and he will discuss it with the Gulf countries, noting that the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister was very satisfied with the Lebanese response, he is optimistic, but he needs time to discuss this response with other countries.

He indicated that he did not hear any “echoes” from any Arab or Gulf country about the Kuwaiti initiative, pointing out that at the meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers, some ministers supported and blessed this initiative.

Bou Habib announced that “we agree with the State of Kuwait on this paper, stressing that every decision takes its time, and we need time to implement it. He added that there is no specific time for Kuwait’s response to this initiative, concluding “I am very optimistic.”