President Michel Aoun – Page 14

Aoun Won’t Sign Elections Decree, to Address ‘Message to All Lebanese’

20 March 2017

President Michel Aoun will not sign a decree that calls on electoral bodies to hold parliamentary elections on June 18, a media report said. “A technical extension of the electoral deadlines is inevitable,” Baabda Palace sources told the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper in remarks published Sunday. […]

President Aoun hopes agreement over electoral law will be reached soon

20 March 2017

President Michel Aoun stressed Saturday that the internal danger threatening Lebanon and the Christians in the Middle East has receded with the expiration of the crisis in the Middle East, noting that this danger will remain represented by groups targeting everybody. Commenting on the issue […]

Mass at St Maroun Church in Rome in honor of President Aoun

17 March 2017

A Mass was held at St Maroun Church at the headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchal Agency in Rome, in honor of President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, Lebanese First Lady Nadia Shami Aoun and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of dignitaries and Lebanese […]

Pope, Aoun shed light on excellent relations between Holy See, Lebanon

17 March 2017

Pope Francis received in audience this Thursday the Lebanese President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun. According to a press release by the Holy See, during this “cordial” discussion, the Lebanese President and the Holy Father pointed to the “excellent relations between the Holy See […]

Pope: I will go to Lebanon and I will always remember it in my prayers

16 March 2017

Francis receives Lebanese President Michel Aoun, for whom “The coexistence of Lebanon occupies a special place in the heart of Pope Francis, who will respond to the invitation to visit the Land of the Cedars.” Vatican appreciation for Lebanon’s support to Syrian refugees. Beirut (AsiaNews) […]

ASIA/LEBANON – Aoun meets the Pope while Lebanese Maronite Christians call for more political representation

16 March 2017

Beirut – The President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun was received today, Thursday, March 16, by Pope Francis in the Vatican. In the course of the visit, Michel Aoun also met with the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and other officials of the Holy See. […]

President of the Republic from Rome: “I convey to the Pope a message of love on behalf of all Lebanese, and a reassuring message that Lebanon in the process of recovery is on its way to unity”

15 March 2017

“Levantine Christians look forward to this trip with hope, to ensure that Lebanon remains a powerful model for the East and the world.” President Michel Aoun departed Wednesday morning to the Vatican. He arrived with the Lebanese first Lady Nadia al-Shami Aoun, and the accompanying […]

Aoun receives Ghana’s Minister of Defense: We want to strengthen bilateral relations

15 March 2017

President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, on Tuesday lauded the role of Ghana’s UNIFIL contingent in the context of its mission to preserve security and stability and implement resolution 1701. The President, who met with Ghana’s Minister of Defense, Dominic Bingab Aduna Nitiwal, currently on […]

President Aoun to Visit the Vatican and Amman

11 March 2017

President Michel Aoun resumes his foreign trip with a visit to the Vatican on March 16, the media reported. The presidency has been informed of the itinerary of General Aoun’s meeting with Pope Francis- noting that the Lebanese President will meet expatriates during his two-day […]

Lebanon appoints new army chief

9 March 2017

Lebanon appointed General Joseph Aoun as army commander on Wednesday, replacing General Jean Kahwaji at the head of a force that has been guarantor of civil peace since the 1975-90 civil war. The Lebanese government also filled several high-ranking security and judicial posts, Information Minister […]

President Aoun meets new State Security Chief

9 March 2017

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, received on Wednesday at the Baabda Palace the newly appointed State Security Chief, General Tony Saliba, who thanked the president on his trust. Aoun, in his turn, wished Saliba success in his new mission.

Aoun Affirms Commitment to 1701, Says Self-Defense a Legitimate Right

9 March 2017

President Michel Aoun stressed on Wednesday that UN resolution 1701 must be equally implemented on everyone in Lebanon and affirmed that Lebanon is totally committed to international resolutions. “Lebanon is committed to international resolutions. UN decision 1701 must be applied equally on everyone,” said Aoun […]