EU parliamentary delegation arrives in Beirut

23 March 2017 English

A delegation from the European Union arrived on Wednesday afternoon in Beirut for talks with President of the Republic Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

The delegation will also meet with Minister of Social Affairs Pierre Abu Assi.

The delegation will also visit Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi and a number of religious figures in Lebanon.

The EU delegation is also scheduled to visit the Syrian displaced people’s Bar Elias camp, to have firsthand look at their present conditions and means of assisting Lebanon in this regard.

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