The President met former Minister Hoballah,
Vice President of "Caritas" and Father Ziad Al-Haddad.
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun,
followed-up on developments related to the remarks made by Lebanon regarding
the offer made by the American mediator in the indirect negotiations to
demarcate the southern maritime borders, in light of the meeting held yesterday
at Baabda Palace in the presence of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime
Minister, Najib Mikati and members of the technical committee for the
demarcation of the southern maritime borders.
Former Minister Hoballah:
President Aoun received former Minister Imad Hoballah
and discussed with him the current political developments and the process of
demarcating the southern maritime borders.
After the meeting, Hoballah said: “I was pleased today
to visit His Excellency President Michel Aoun to deliberate with him the latest
developments in border demarcation, especially after the meeting he held
yesterday, and to learn the content of Hochstein’s message, and the Lebanese
response today as a stable and advanced step on the path to ensuring Lebanon’s
rights in its land, oil and sky which are the sources of Lebanon’s strength,
the unity of its state and its leadership.
A number of pressing economic issues were also discussed,
and the strenuous efforts made by His Excellency the President to form a
government and secure the election of a President of the Republic. It was
emphasized during the meeting the need to complete the forensic audit of
accounts of the Banque du Liban, the fight against corruption in all its forms,
and the independence of the Lebanese decision”.
Vice President of "Caritas" and Father Ziad
Al-Haddad:
President Aoun met the Vice-President of Caritas
Lebanon, Dr. Nicolas Hajjar, and the former head of the Lazarus Order in
Lebanon and the Middle East, Father Ziad Al-Haddad Al-Azari.
Social and living conditions were tackled, in addition
to the work of Caritas in all Lebanese regions, and the role of the Lazarus
monastery in Lebanon and the Middle East region.