Al-Rahi in Baabda: Independence Day Regained Significance in Presence of President

21 November 2016 English

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi held a meeting with President Michel Aoun on Friday one day after the latter paid him a protocol visit in Bkirki.

“I am here today to congratulate the President on the occasion of Independence Day which regained its luster and meaning in the presence of Aoun, the President, the basis of our dignity, before I head to Rome,” said the Patriarch.

The newly elected President, made the first official visit Thursday and it was to Bkikri where met with the Patriarch.

Al-Rahi will be in Rome on Independence Day which the Lebanese mark on November 22.

Aoun was elected president on October 31 ending a political vacuum that prolonged for over two and a half years.

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