Hariri Meets IMF Chief and Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri continued his meetings in Washington where he met at the Capitol Hill Thursday with US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations headed by Sen. Bob Corker and Senator Ben Cardin.

The meeting was attended by members of the Lebanese delegation accompanying Hariri and members of the committee.

Discussions touched on the situation in Lebanon and the US-Lebanese relations.

Hariri also met with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Congresswoman Liz Chinni.

The PM visited the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where he met with IMF Director Christine Lagarde.

The meeting was followed by an extensive meeting attended by Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, Charge d'Affaires of the Lebanese Embassy in America Carla Jazzar, Advisor Nadim Manla and a number of senior officials.

Discussions focused on the stability and safety of Lebanon's banking sector, and the importance of keeping up with the IMF's legislation issued by the US Congress and ensuring that it will not lead to instability in the Lebanese banking sector.

The repercussions of the Syrian displacement on Lebanon were also discussed. The IMF's recommended the implementation of an investment program in infrastructure as a means to stimulate growth and create new job opportunities.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Hariri asked the Fund to conduct a study to determine the negative impact of Syrian displacement on the budget of the Lebanese state.

Earlier on Thursday, Hariri started a long day at the American Congress by meeting House Speaker Paul Ryan at his office on Capitol Hill.

Hariri said that the discussions have focused on the decisions and sanctions being prepared on Lebanon, “we are discussing ways to protect Lebanon from these sanctions and we hope to convince them,” the premier had pointed.

The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, the Charge d’affaires of the Lebanese Embassy in Washington Carla Jazzar, Hariri’s Chief of Staff Nader Hariri, his adviser for U.S. affairs Ambassador Amal Mudallali and Ryan's national security adviser Jeff Dressler.

Hariri also met with Republican U.S. Representative for California Darrell Issa, who is of Lebanese origins, in the presence of members of the Lebanese American friendship committee.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 2
Thumb galaxy 28 July 2017, 10:19

Hezbollah's best envoy to the Western World: The son of a respected late Prime Minister, Western educated, wears a suit and a tie but is an accomplice with the terrorist organization in taking over the state of Lebanon.

Thumb barrymore 28 July 2017, 11:05

totally agree