UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Salameh in New York on September 21 to discuss developments in Lebanon and the broader Middle East, including efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Salameh in New York on September 21 to discuss developments in Lebanon and the broader Middle East, including efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

Guterres praised the Lebanese government's steps toward establishing a state monopoly on arms and emphasized that Lebanon's sovereignty and full territorial integrity must be respected.

He reaffirmed the UN's commitment to support Lebanon and to mobilize international assistance for recovery, reconstruction, and economic stabilization.