President Michel Aoun, delivered a speech after he met the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, accompanied by the Lebanese first lady Nadia el- Shami Aoun.
In his speech President Aoun spoke about the latest operation led by the Lebanese Army in Arsal against “Daesh” known as ISIS and said: “We have fought and won a decisive battle against ISIS”.
A joyous crowd awaited the arrival of the president; among them supporters of the Free Patriotic movement who came from several parts of Europe to meet with the president later on that night.
President Michel Aoun also visited the French Senate at the Luxembourg Palace, where he was received by its head Gerard Larcher. Talks tackled the latest victory of the Lebanese army against ISIS, and the situation in Syria, as well as the general economic situation and the efforts exerted by France in order to help Lebanon, and the Lebanese army.
(Below are some pictures taken by the Lebanese Diaspora in Europe)
Hala Hayek Najjar
