LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister David Lammy chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee, known as COBR, on Friday to discuss the latest situation in Lebanon. “The Foreign Secretary has chaired a meeting of COBR this morning on the latest situation in Lebanon and to discuss ongoing preparedness work, with the risk of […]
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Britain’s Lammy holds emergency meeting over Lebanon
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister David Lammy chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee, known as COBR, on Friday to discuss the latest situation in Lebanon.
“The Foreign Secretary has chaired a meeting of COBR this morning on the latest situation in Lebanon and to discuss ongoing preparedness work, with the risk of escalation remaining high,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
(Reporting by Catarina Demony, writing by Sarah Young, editing by Paul Sandle)