Qahwaji in Washington Soon to Discuss Military Cooperation
Army Commander Gen. Jean Qahwaji will visit Washington soon to discuss with officials there ways to upgrade military ties with the United States, As Safir daily reported Thursday.
It said Qahwaji will head to Washington on an official visit in the next few days.
Defense Minister Elias Murr announced Wednesday that Qahwaji will visit Cairo in the coming weeks to discuss cooperation between the Lebanese and Egyptian defense ministries.
As Safir also said that a French delegation will arrive in Beirut next week to discuss with Lebanese officials arrangements for President Michel Suleiman”s official visit to Paris in March.
The delegation and officials in Beirut will set Suleiman”s agenda which will include the signing of several bilateral agreements, according to As Safir.