Taoiseach to meet prime minister of Lebanon on Friday

Concerns for the safety of Unifil peacekeepers are among the matters to be raised

Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati will today meet Taoiseach Simon Harris. File picture: Jonathan Ernst via AP

The Taoiseach is to meet the prime minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati at Government Buildings on Friday.

Mr Mikati is travelling to Ireland specifically for the meeting following his attendance at an international conference in Paris hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron in support of Lebanon's people and sovereignty.