Qahwaji Met Feltman, Petraeus in Washington
Lebanese army commander Gen. Jean Qahwaji has met with senior State Department officials and top military leaders as part of his visit to the United States.
Local media said Qahwaji met on Thursday with U.S. Central Command Commander David Petraeus and the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, who held a dinner banquet in his honor.
Qahwaji also met Frank Ruggiero, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, as well as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, who expressed continued support for Lebanon and for the development of its military capabilities.