President Michel Aoun – Page 19

Lebanese, Saudi Summit winds up Tue 10 Jan 2017 at 15:21

11 January 2017

The Lebanese-Saudi Summit has winded up with both sides voicing eagerness to bolster bilateral ties in an attempt to “bring back relations to their normal course,” NNA field reporter said on Tuesday. The Saudi King confirmed his country’s refusal to meddle in internal Lebanese affairs, […]

Aoun before Lebanese community in Saudi Arabia: Upcoming days will prove return of LebaneseSaudi ties

11 January 2017

President Michel Aoun confirmed that “the upcoming days will prove the return of strong Saudi- Lebanese ties”. Aoun’s remarks came during a meeting with the Lebanese community at the Lebanese Embassy in Saudi Arabia and in the presence of the Ambassador of Lebanon to Saudi […]

Saudi King During Talks with Aoun: Keen on Improving Ties with Lebanon

11 January 2017

President Michel Aoun held on Tuesday the long anticipated meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Aziz in Riyadh, where talks focused on improving ties between the two countries. An official welcoming ceremony was organized at al-Yamama Palace, greeting the President and the accompanying delegation. Discussions […]

Aoun in Saudi Arabia for 1st visit as Lebanon president

11 January 2017

BEIRUT Lebanese President Michel Aoun set out for Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday for his first official visit abroad since assuming office late last October, Lebanese media has reported. According to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, the visit comes in response to an invitation from Saudi […]

Aoun visit aims to mend ties with Saudi Arabia

11 January 2017

Beirut: President Michel Aoun will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar next week in his capacity as head-of-state. Aoun will aim to normalise ties with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and, equally important, will seek a lift of the current ban on Arab Gulf citizens from […]

Aoun meets Salman in fence-mending visit

11 January 2017

Dubai: Lebanon’s newly elected President met on Tuesday with the Saudi King during his first visit to the kingdom, a meeting that could melt the ice between the two countries after relations became strained over divisions on Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah militants. The kingdoms state […]

Lebanese, Saudi summit to be held this afternoon

10 January 2017

A Lebanese-Saudi summit is scheduled for this afternoon in Riyadh between President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, and the Saudi monarch, Salman Ben Abdel Aziz. The summit will be preceded by extended talks between the two parties. The President of the Republic began the activities […]

President Aoun arrives in Saudi Arabia

10 January 2017

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, and his accompanying delegation have arrived at King Khaled Airport in Riyadh, commencing an official two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. Greeting President Aoun at the Airport has been Riyadh Region Emir Faisal Bandar Ben Abdel Aziz.

President Aoun maintains KSA visit to end ambiguities, stresses need of cooperation to fight terrorism

10 January 2017

President Michel Aoun underlined on Monday that his visit to Saudi Arabia aims to end ambiguities regarding the Kingdom’s ties with Lebanon, adding that he is carrying “friendship and love” for the Saudi people. “The Lebanese-Saudi relations have been affected by the events that took […]

Aoun: Saudi visit geared to bolster ties

10 January 2017

President Michel Aoun said Monday his visit to Saudi Arabia was aimed at improving Lebanese-Saudi ties strained by the upheavals in some Arab countries, and expanding cooperation between the two countries in all fields

Aoun convenes with top Iranian and Chinese officials

8 January 2017

President of the Republic, Michele Aoun, convened separately on Saturday with Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, and Zhang Ming, China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Boroujerdi, who came along with […]

Aoun expresses wellwishes to Armenian Sect, Aram I on occasion of Christmas

6 January 2017

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, congratulated, on Friday, members of the Armenian Sect on the occasion of Christmas, wishing them all goodness, peace and stability. Aoun also contacted Catholicos Aram I expressing his well-wishes on the festive holiday season.