House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Friday welcomed at the Second Presidency in Ain El-Tineh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and an accompanying delegation, in presence of Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Sahlawi.

Discussions reportedly touched on the general situation in Lebanon and the region and the bilateral relations between Lebanon and Qatar.

Separately, Speaker Berri met with Deputy House Speaker, Elias Bou Saab, with whom he discussed the current general situation, the latest political developments and legislative affairs.

The House Speaker also received British Ambassador to Lebanon, Dr. Ian Collard, who came on a farewell visit upon the end of his diplomatic mission in Lebanon.

The visit had been a chance to discuss the current general situation and the bilateral relations between the two countries.

This afternoon, Berri met with US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, who briefed him on the progress of contacts made by US mediator, Amos Hochstein, on the maritime border demarcation file.