Two Qatari ministers in Beirut

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Thursday reviewed with Qatar's ministers of energy and oil and finance, Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Ateyah and Youssef Kamal, respectively, in the presence of the Qatari ambassador in Beirut, Muhammad Ali al-Nueimi, bilateral relations and Arab issues of mutual concern.

Lahoud received cables of congratulations on the Eid (the Christmas, the New year and al-Fitr) from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, president of the Ivory Coast Henry Konan Bedie, Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali and Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.