European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will pay a visit to Lebanon on January 5-7 to discuss the situation in Gaza and the ongoing escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border after an alleged Israeli airstrike on Hamas' offices in Beirut, the EU said in a statement on Friday.
According to the document, Borrell is expected to meet with Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdallah Bou Habib, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri and Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun.
"The High Representative will re-emphasise the need to advance diplomatic efforts with regional leaders with a view to creating the conditions to reach a just and lasting peace between Israel, Palestine and in the region," the statement read.