Swiss foreign minister to visit Lebanon

Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss is to visit Lebanon at the end of February, according to a statement issued by the Swiss embassy in Lebanon after a meeting held yesterday between Yong Strolli, the Swiss ambassador in Lebanon, and Nagi Abu Assi, manager of political affairs in the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, during which they reviewed the future of the peace process and the Palestinian refugees' status in Lebanon.

He added that the refugee problem forms a part of the peace process in the area and that his country is concerned with the situation through the humanitarian aid presented to the Palestinian refugees.