Aoun meets Rubio, Blair and US congressmen in New York

President Joseph Aoun has met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. He also met with other American officials including members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

During his meetings, Aoun urged the U.S. administration to pressure Israel to halt its attacks on Lebanon and its occupation of Lebanese territories in order for the army to deploy in the south and implement its plan to disarm Hezbollah.

Aoun said his meeting with Rubio was "positive".

U.S. representative Gregory Meeks, for his part, welcomed Aoun’s efforts toward political and economic reforms in Lebanon and expressed "support for further strengthening the Lebanese Armed Forces."

Aoun also met with former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair.