Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, announced today, Tuesday, an upcoming visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
According to Mikati's statement to Lebanese media, "Mikati will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, leading a delegation of ministers and security officials."
Mikati said, "I will visit Damascus soon and meet with President al-Assad with a ministerial and security delegation to discuss all pending issues and follow up on the Jeddah meeting between the defense ministers of both countries."
This announcement comes after a meeting between the Syrian Defense Minister, Muhannad Abu Qasura, and his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Mounir, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 28, where the two sides agreed on the "importance of demarcating the borders between the two countries," forming legal and specialized committees in various fields, as well as activating coordination mechanisms in facing security and military challenges, especially along the shared borders.
It is worth mentioning that the Lebanese-Syrian borders witnessed fierce clashes in February between Hezbollah fighters and forces from the Syrian Arab Army in several border areas.