Army commander begins visit to Qatar
Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal on Wednesday began a visit to Qatar at the invitation of his Qatari counterpart Lieutenant General Jassim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Mannai.
A Lebanese Army statement said the visit aims to “boost cooperation between the Lebanese and Qatari armies in light of the current challenges.”
Haykal met during the visit with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, with the latter stressing that Qatar “will continue to stand by the Lebanese state institutions, the Lebanese Army and the brotherly Lebanese people,” the statement said.
He also met with Qatari Defense Minister Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the discussions tackled “the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, and the missions that the army is performing to preserve Lebanon’s security and stability in the various Lebanese regions.”
The two men also discussed the army’s missions in the South, its cooperation with the UNIFIL force and its work on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
Haykal had started his visit by meeting his Qatari counterpart and discussing with him “improving cooperation between the two countries’ armies on the various levels and means to back the military institution amid the delicate circumstances that Lebanon is going through.”
Source: Naharnet
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