Lebanese Minister of Information: In the meeting with Nabih Berri, my resignation was not raised

According to Fars News Agency’s International Group, Lebanese sources reported this afternoon (Friday) that the Minister of Information, George Qardahi, met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, at the Ain al-Tina Palace.

Relations between some Arab Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, and Beirut have been strained by remarks made by the Lebanese Minister of Information about the war in Yemen.

According to the network news site «LBCI“After the meeting with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, the Lebanese Minister of Information told reporters that the issue of his resignation was not raised in the talks and the two sides did not address it.

“Opinions about my resignation have been divided into pros and cons, and this issue has become too big,” added George Qardahi.

“I do not challenge anyone, neither the Prime Minister nor Saudi Arabia, whom I respect,” he said.

The remarks come as the Lebanese prime minister implicitly asked the country’s information minister to resign following pressure from Saudi Arabia.

“I reiterate my request to the Minister of Information and ask him to judge his conscience, assess the situation, take the position to be taken, and prioritize national interests over populist slogans,” he said.

However, an hour after the remarks, George Qardahi reiterated his previous position and said he would not resign.

Recent tensions between Lebanon and the Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, began when Lebanese Information Minister George Qardahi called for an end to the war against Yemen in a televised interview prior to his appointment.

Asked how he assessed the current developments in Yemen, Qardahi said, “The brutal aggression against Yemen, which has been going on for eight years, must stop. “What the Yemenis are doing is their legal right to defend themselves, and I respect the resilience of the Yemeni people in the face of this aggression.”

Following these remarks, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates each recalled their ambassadors from Lebanon, and Kuwait, in a similar move, recalled its ambassador to Lebanon and gave the Lebanese embassy charge d’affaires 48 hours to leave the country.

The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the decision was taken due to continuing negative statements against Saudi Arabia and “failure to take appropriate measures to prevent smuggling into the Cooperation Council member states.”

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