BEIRUT: U.K. Government Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Tobias Ellwood said he has urged Lebanese officials to end the presidential vacuum and elect a new head of state.
In remarks to the local daily An-Nahar published Thursday, Ellwood said he has stressed during separate talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri the need to engage in a comprehensive dialogue.
“I encouraged dialogue and inclusiveness and the need to fill the presidential void as soon as possible,” Ellwood said.
Turning to Syria, Ellwood said Britain is seeking a political solution to the nearly four-year-long war.
“This is why we are working with U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura and world leaders in order to bring the parties to the table and encourage a political solution.”
Ellwood said ISIS poses a global threat “and in order to defeat it” the U.K. has joined the U.S.-led coalition.
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