The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants in the caretaker government, Abdullah Bouhabib, received the Latvian Minister of Health, Husam Bou Marai, accompanied by the honorary consul of Lebanon in Riga, Gérard Renaud, where they discussed opportunities to develop and strengthen relations between the two countries. He also received the Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Barış Uluso, who briefed him on the preparations for the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. For his part, Bouhabib stated: "What matters to us today is the protection of our homeland, the return of the people from the border areas to their homes, preserving Lebanon's rights and recovering what remains of the areas seized by Israel, stopping the violations, and strengthening the capabilities and numbers of the Lebanese armed forces."