Murr Meets Assad
Defense Minister Elias Murr on Wednesday met with Syrian President Bashar Assad and other top officials in his first visit to Damascus in more than three years.
Murr also met with Syrian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Hassan Ali Turkmani who welcomed him at Damascus airport.
A Lebanese military team, led by chief of staff Brig. Gen. Shawki Masri, had already traveled to Syria.
A government source quoted a high-ranking Syrian official as saying Damascus hailed Murr”s agenda that included a request for Syrian military assistance.
Murr”s visit to Damascus also comes a day after Syria informed Lebanese authorities that it has approved the nomination of Michel el-Khoury as Lebanon”s first ever ambassador to the Syrian capital.