![President Putin with Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.](http://static.kremlin.ru/media/events/photos/big/S3lHk8IR8J7KhNARYUIcYRq5DgdPz3AW.jpeg)
Mr Putin and Mr Hariri exchanged opinions on the developments in the Middle East, including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the situation in Lebanon and Iraq.
The Lebanese Prime Minister expressed his concern over the UN’s diminishing role in settling regional problems.