Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Tuesday met with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian at Dar al-Fatwa, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary General Judge Mahmoud Makkieh. 

The visit, coinciding with the arrival of the new Hijri year, saw both leaders exchanging congratulations and expressing wishes for personal well-being and national tranquility.

On emerging, Prime Minister Mikati said, "We’ve extended our felicitations to His Eminence. Our wishes, shared by every sincere Lebanese, are for personal peace, health, and prosperity. On a broader national scale, our aspirations converge on peace, calm, and reassurance for our country. I found His Eminence consistently emphasizing national unity, highlighting Dar al-Fatwa as a unifying home for all Lebanese, regardless of faith, dedicated to preserving national consensus and Lebanon's stability and prosperity."

"Our discussions encompassed matters of communal importance, and we are reassured that our communities are resilient against marginalization. They are too significant to be diminished. We remain steadfast in our commitment to serving the country, and God willing, we will continue to fulfill this duty indefinitely,” Mikati added.