Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peace-building Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, and Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, General Stefano Del Col, with UN special coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis and PM’s diplomatic advisor, Ambassador Gebran Soufan partaking in the meeting.

Talks reportedly touched on UNIFIL’s role and mission in South Lebanon and necessary means to maintain stability along the Blue Line.

According to the statement later released by UNIFIL Spokesperson, Andrea Tenenti: "A UN delegation is currently visiting Lebanon to conduct an assessment of UNIFIL’s resources and options for improving the efficiency and effectiveness between UNIFIL and UNSCOL, taking into consideration the troop ceiling and the civilian component of UNIFIL. This is pursuant to a request made by the UN Security Council in its resolution 2485 of August 2019. The UN delegation led by Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peace-building Affairs and Peace Operations, will be meeting with UNIFIL, UNSCOL and Lebanese officials as well as with diplomatic representatives in Beirut."