BEIRUT, June 22, 2018 (MENA) - Lebanese House of Representative Speaker Nabih Berri said that talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel tackled a number of issues of mutual interest. This came as Berri received Merkel in Ain al Tinah on Friday. "Besides relations binding Lebanon and Germany, the European country has a large and key Lebanese community," the speaker noted. During the meeting, Merkel stressed boosting Germany's contribution to conference in support of Lebanon development and reforms, sources at Ain al Tinah said. Hariri said his talks with Merkel tackled the support provided by Germany to carry out several development projects in Lebanon in a way that helps improve living conditions, provide job opportunities and implement the country's national framework in education and technical training. This framework was introduced by Beirut in cooperation with the International Labor Organization and the UNICEF. Hariri said the Lebanese government's stance on the Syrian refugees is firm and clear, calling for their safe return to homeland. On that score, the Lebanese prime minister-designate said it is Lebanon's duty to receive the Syrian refugees and provide the best living conditions for them. Lebanon seeks to gain money from the international community not only in light of this issue, but to boost the country's economy as well, he stressed. Separately, Hariri said the political powers in Lebanon agree on the necessity of maintaining internal stability amid the current state of instability that prevails in the Arab region.
