Britain Concerned About Rising Tensions Between Lebanon and Israel

The British Foreign Office announced that "Foreign Minister David Cameron spoke with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to express his concerns about the escalating tensions with Israel and the increasing likelihood of miscalculation." Cameron clearly emphasized that "the expansion of the conflict is not in anyone's interest," stressing that "Britain wants to see a peaceful resolution through negotiated settlement." Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received a call from British Foreign Minister David Cameron yesterday, during which they discussed the relations between the two countries and the situation in Lebanon and the region. During the call, Cameron expressed his country's willingness to engage in any communications and efforts to reduce tensions in southern Lebanon and to establish calm, security, and stability.