The key facts

  • Bilal Erdogan met in Beirut with Nabih Berri, Bahia Hariri, and Walid Jumblatt
  • Topics of the meetings: Turkey–Lebanon bilateral relations and regional developments
  • Jumblatt noted Ankara's role in dialogue and regional stability

Meetings in Beirut

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Turkish Ilim Yayma Foundation Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan, together with a Turkish delegation, held a series of meetings in Beirut. The delegation included Turkey's Ambassador to Beirut Murat Lutem and President of the Yunus Emre Institute Professor Selim Argun.

What was discussed

The delegation met with Deputy Chairman of the Al-Mustaqbal Movement Bahia Hariri, then with the Druze leader and former head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt, and afterwards — at the Lebanese Parliament — with Speaker Nabih Berri. According to a statement by the press service of the Al-Mustaqbal Movement, the talks concerned bilateral relations between Turkey and Lebanon and regional developments.

Assessments and details

At the meeting with Jumblatt, according to reports, he emphasized Turkey's significant role in promoting dialogue and stability in the region, Ankara's support for Lebanon's stability and sovereignty, and expressed hope for the strengthening of political, cultural, and economic cooperation. The office of the Speaker of Parliament reported that Berri discussed the situation in Lebanon and the region, bilateral ties, and opportunities to expand cooperation; Erdogan presented Berri with a gift.