Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, welcomed on Wednesday the United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, and they discussed the overall situation on the Lebanese arena.

After the meeting, Wronecka said: “We focused on the issue of holding the elections on time, according to the Lebanese constitution, and we as the United Nations are ready to accompany Lebanon at this important stage, because the elections give an opportunity for all citizens to express themselves and choose a future for their country.”

“It is an opportunity for credibility for Lebanon as a state, and we, as an international community, are always interested in elections because holding them reflects democracy and is a positive development,” she said, wishing prosperity for Lebanon.

Mawlawi later met with the German Ambassador Andreas Kindl, and then Australian Ambassador Rebekah Grindlay, with whom he tackled bilateral relations.