Bush Looking Forward to Meeting Suleiman at the White House
U.S. President George Bush has told Lebanon”s ambassador Antoine Shedid that he was "looking forward" to meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in Washington, An Nahar daily reported Saturday.
U.S. National security spokesman Gordon Johndroe said last month that Bush invited Suleiman to Washington "so the two leaders can meet to discuss issues of strategic importance to both the United States and Lebanon."
Bush also told Shedid, who presented his credentials to the U.S. President Friday, that he will discuss the situation in Lebanon with European leaders during his June 10-16 tour.
Bush said that he was proud of supporting the Lebanese government in the formation of the international tribunal that would try suspects in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri”s assassination and related crimes.