Irish President to Arrive in Beirut on Sunday

إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية W460

Preparations are underway for a two-day visit by Irish President Michael D. Higgins, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Saturday.

A European diplomatic source told the daily that Higgins will arrive in Beirut on Sunday night on an official visit.

He is expected to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Tammam Salam.

Higgins will also inspect his country's United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) battalion in the South.

The visit comes as Ireland is seeking to boost its ties with Mediterranean country's.

Comments 7
Missing phillipo 25 April 2015, 10:20

"country's."

The plural of country is COUNTRIES!!!!!

Default-user-icon eli (Guest) 25 April 2015, 13:10

silly man!

Thumb -phoenix1 25 April 2015, 14:58

Thanks goodness it's not another Iranian or Saudi visitor.

Thumb lebanon_first 25 April 2015, 15:02

yeah dakhilak, give me european any time over those medieval characters...

Default-user-icon 8877Lib (Guest) 26 April 2015, 00:21

Another clueless comment from a clueless flameblower. Your Bias is blinding. You destroy your credibility the more you open your mouth.

Default-user-icon 06لو كنت أعلم (Guest) 26 April 2015, 00:39

How did they "destroy you" FT? Did they start a war to relieve pressure on the Iranians in their dealings with the west?

Missing alyanko10452 25 April 2015, 17:47

Welcome to Lebanon, and thanks for helping in the UNIFIL.
We have lots in common: history of civil war, and both are small countries with lots of emigrants.