Aoun Meets State Duma Chairman, Head of Rosneft Oil Company in Moscow

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On his second day in Moscow, President Michel Aoun held talks with Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin where talks highlighted several issues and focused on the Syrian refugee crisis.

“Europe's best interest is to resolve the problem of displaced persons because the difficult economic situation in Lebanon will push them to seek alternatives, and the countries of Europe will be their first destination,” the Presidency said on Twitter quoting Aoun.

“This visit constitutes a new phase of Lebanese-Russian relations, as it develops cooperation and strengthens the bonds of friendship,” added the President.

“Addressing the situation in the Middle East, mainly in Syria, is a priority. The US decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights is a black day, and an arbitrary act that contradicts the international legitimacy that sponsors the borders between countries,” he added.

Later, the Presidency said that Aoun met with Igor Ivanovich Sechin, head of Russia's gigantic state oil company Rosneft. Discussions focused on the company's work in rehabilitating the oil installations in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

Aoun had earlier placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.

He is scheduled to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday.

The President had arrived on Monday in Russia on an official visit accompanied by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and senior presidential adviser Mireille Aoun-Hachem.

The visit reportedly aims to focus on the file of refugees and the activation of the Russian initiative to repatriate displaced Syrians back to their homeland.

SourceNaharnet
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Thumb ___flamethrower___ 26 March 2019, 14:05

Never has Lebanon known or seen a family as 'presidential' as this one, ever!