November 11, 2026
The Prime Minister, Dr. Nawaf Salam, headed the Lebanese delegation participating in the work of the United Nations Climate Change Conference “COP31”, hosted by the Turkish city of Antalya. The Prime Minister is scheduled to deliver Lebanon’s speech before the summit tomorrow morning, Thursday.
On the sidelines of his participation, Salam held a series of diplomatic meetings, which he began by meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, in addition to a number of heads of state and government participating in the events.
In this context, the Prime Minister held a bilateral meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, focusing on ways to strengthen bilateral relations and discussing the latest regional developments. The two sides discussed the prospects for Kuwaiti support for Lebanon, especially in the fuel sector, as well as the prospects for cooperation with the “Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development” and the loan project allocated to finance the improvement of the Lebanese electricity network.
In addition, Dr. Nawaf Salam met with the President of the Iraqi Republic, Nizar Amidi. The two sides discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation and developments on the regional scene. The meeting discussed the issue of the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani in Beirut, where the Prime Minister renewed his strong condemnation of the crime, stressing that the Lebanese judicial and security services are continuing their diligent investigations to uncover the circumstances and identify those responsible and prosecute them, stressing that “there will be no complacency in protecting the security of all residents and visitors on Lebanese territory.”
