United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis Thursday discussed ways of “reinforcing state authority” during a visit to Arsal and Baalbeck in northeastern Lebanon.
“We agreed that reinforcing state authority, stability and security of Baalbeck required additional efforts,” Kubis said after meeting Baalbeck-Hermel Governor Bashir Khodr, Agriculture Minister Hasan Lakkis and head of Union of Baalbeck's Municipalities Nasri Othman.
He added that efforts would include “increased state attention and intervention as well as support of the international community,” according to a statement from Kubis’s office.
