Abdallah Bou Habib

Dear Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mind Your Own Affairs!

It takes a little bit of everything to make up this world. Even someone like Abdallah Bou Habib. The caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs has only one thing on his mind: to accumulate political and media babbling and gesticulation. For some time now, Bou Habib has been letting loose with outrageous and nonsensical statements clearly unworthy of ...

Bou Habib Unilaterally Decides on Matters of National Security

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib took it upon himself to be the spokesperson of the Lebanese Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun and make public statements to the international press regarding national security matters and the army, which certainly does not fall within the scope of his duties. He declared on ...

Bou Habib: Lebanon Seeks Comprehensive Peace, Not Partial Solutions

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stated on Thursday that "Lebanon seeks comprehensive peace, not partial solutions," regarding the southern border with Israel. "Israel aims to push Hezbollah to withdraw to the north of the Litani," he said. "We reject this because we want a comprehensive solution that involves delineating the ...

Bou Habib Calls for Border Demarcation with Israel

Abdallah Bou Habib, Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on Monday for the initiation of "indirect negotiations with Israel to resolve points of disagreement," intending to initiate the demarcation of the Israeli-Lebanese border. In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Bou Habib stressed that "Israeli aggression against Lebanon must stop, ...

Bou Habib in New York: For the Full Implementation of Resolution 1701

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Bou Habib reiterated Lebanon's readiness for a "full" and "balanced" implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, "as part of a comprehensive solution that would guarantee stability and lasting peace" on its southern border. Following a meeting on Wednesday with UN Secretary-General ...

In New York, Bou Habib Calls for Regional Peace

According to Abdallah Bou Habib, “Lebanon doesn’t want war and has never sought it.” Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib made a passionate appeal for peace in the Middle East based on United Nations international resolutions during a session at the UN Security Council in New York. In his speech at the Glass Palace ...

Bou Habib Welcomes US Mediation in Meeting with New Ambassador

The newly appointed US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, reiterated in a meeting on Monday with Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib her country’s commitment to mediate and ease tensions in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. "We received with satisfaction the American willingness to act as mediators in order ...

Bou Habib: Implementation of 1701 Key to Stability in the South

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib called for "the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 as the means to ensure lasting stability in South Lebanon." The Foreign Minister spoke after a meeting on Thursday with the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Belgium and Argentina. Speaking before the diplomats, Bou Habib also ...

Bou Habib: Lebanon Prepared to Fully Implement UNSCR 1701

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib stated on Monday that Lebanon is prepared to “fully implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701.” “This implies a return to the 1949 armistice line,” Bou Habib declared after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail. “It also entails Israel’s ...

Borrell: Lebanon Stands on the Front Line, Priority to Stop the War

"It is imperative to avoid regional escalation in the Middle East. It is necessary to avoid Lebanon being dragged into a regional conflict," Borrell said during a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart, Abdallah Bou Habib. The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the ...

Bou Habib Meets Biden's Middle East Advisor

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib met with Brett McGurk, Middle East advisor to US President Joe Biden, at the White House. Discussions emphasized the need to pursue US diplomatic efforts to defuse Lebanon's involvement in the Gaza conflict. Both sides underlined "the importance of the mission of US envoy Amos Hochstein to stop the ...