Report: Miqati Did Not Meet Muallem in New York

Prime Minister Najib Miqati did not hold talks in New York with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem, reported al-Joumhouria on Thursday.

Al-Liwaa newspaper had reported on Wednesday that the two officials had met during their visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

A diplomatic source told the newspaper that the Syrian official lamented to the premier the Lebanese government's failure to provide the Syrian regime with support during its crisis.

For his part, the prime minister defended the Lebanese government's decision to distance itself from the Syrian crisis, reiterating the need to control the border between the two countries, said the source.