Aoun Chairs Cabinet Meeting, to Partake in Arab Summit in April

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President Michel Aoun chaired the government meeting on Wednesday at Baabda Palace to discuss and decide on 35 items on the agenda, “including some urgent files,” the National News Agency reported.

The meeting was held in the presence of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and government ministers.

Aoun and Hariri held a closed door meeting before the session began. Discussions touched on the general situation and latest developments, said the National News Agency.

The Presidency media office said: “Aoun presented to ministers the most important meetings with the foreign delegations to Lebanon in the past two weeks. He discussed with them the economic, security and health implications of the Syrian refugees living in difficult conditions,”

The President has also stressed the need for “safe return of Syrian refugees without waiting for a peaceful solution.”

President Aoun urged foreign delegates to “support Lebanon as a center for religious dialogue, cultures and civilizations.”

He spoke about the Rome II Conference and “thanked it for hosting the conference and for providing Lebanon's security forces with assistance.”

The President and Prime Minister informed the Cabinet they will participate in the Arab summit to be held in Riyadh on April 15.

SourceNaharnet
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