Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the formation of a new government in Lebanon.
The collapse of government negotiations following the resignation of Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib is disappointing, as well as damaging for the long-suffering people of Lebanon. Lebanon's leaders must act in the national interest and urgently form a new government and implement reforms. The UK is a long-standing friend of Lebanon and the Lebanese people, and will be on hand now, as ever, to support them in their time of urgent need. I discussed these issues with the Lebanese Ambassador on 12 October.