The Ministry said it has, on its part, fulfilled all of its duties and completed all transactions within the legal deadline, and conducted reviews more than once with related parties to no avail.
The UN decision could "harm Leb's interests, its prestige and reputation," the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the state-run National News Agency.
The ministry which "regrets" the move called for a solution to be found "as quickly as possible", saying the situation "could be corrected".
It is worth noting that the ministry attached its statement with a document issued on August 7, 2019, which aims to pay Leb's contribution to the regular UN budget for the year 2019.
The finance ministry later said Leb's arrears would be paid on Monday. It was not immediately clear how much Beirut owed the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
The United Nations said Friday that seven countries --Leb, Venezuela
...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeds places like Honduras and El Salvador, and a significant proportion of the populace as refugeed to Colombia and points south..., Central African Republic, Gambia
... The Gambia is actually surrounded by The Senegal on all sides but its west coast. It has a population of about 1.7 million. The difference between the two is that in colonial days Senegal was ruled by La Belle France and The Gambia (so-called because there's only one of it, unlike Guinea, of which there are the Republic of Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, New Guinea, the English coin in circulation between 1663 and 1813, and Guyana, which sounds like it should be another one) was ruled by Britain...
, Lesotho, Tonga and Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
-- have lost their voting privilege for being behind in paying their financial contributions.
The finance ministry hit back saying it did not receive any request to make the payment.
Under Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations, member states that are behind on the payment of dues in an amount that equals or exceeds the contributions due for two preceding years can lose their vote in the General Assembly.
Member states that can show that inability to pay is due to conditions beyond their control are allowed an exception.
The World Bank estimates that Leb is in recession, and has warned that the number living in poverty could increase from a third to half the population.
The economic downturn coincides with an anti-government protest movement that has remained mobilised since October 17.
Protesters are demanding the removal of a political class they deem incompetent and corrupt.