EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering made a declaration at the beginning of the voting session, saying: "It is with great relief as well as hopeful and sustained encouragements that we very warmly welcome, as the European Parliament is about to adopt a resolution on the matter, the solid and comprehensive agreement reached by the Lebanese political leaders in Doha.
Pirms balsojuma gandarījumu par vakar Katarā panākto risinājumu pauda Eiropas Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs H.G. PÖTTERING : "Mēs ar lielu atvieglojuma sajūtu un vienlaikus ar cerīgu un spēcīgu pamudinājumu no sirds sveicam [..] stabilo un visaptverošo vienošanos, ko vakar Dohā panāca Libānas politiskie līderi."