Patterson winds up visit to Lebanon, bounds for Riyadh

18 December 2016 English

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Anne Patterson, left Beirut on Friday afternoon heading to Riyadh, winding up a few-day visit to Lebanon where she held talks with senior Lebanese officials.

During her visit, Patterson underlined the US continual support to Lebanon, and relayed a letter from US Secretary of State John Kerry to President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun.

Patterson also inspected a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa district close to Zahle.

Bidding her farewell at Rafic Hariri International Airport has been US Ambassador to Lebanon, Elizabeth Richard.

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