BERRI WELCOMES WORLD BANK’S BELHAJ, FOLLOWS UP ON FIELD DEVELOPMENTS WITH UNIFIL’S LAZARO, RECEIVES PARAGUAYAN AMBASSADOR AND JUDGE AL-HAJJAR


House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday received at the second presidency in Ain El-Tineh, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Ferid Belhaj, who came on a farewell protocol visit marking the imminent end of his duties at the World Bank.

The visit was a chance to discuss the general situation in Lebanon and the region.

Speaker Berri also met with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro, with whom he discussed the political and field developments in light of Israel’s continued aggression against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Berri later received in Ain El-Tineh, the Ambassador of Paraguay to Lebanon, Fernando Parisi, who paid him a farewell visit marking the end of his diplomatic mission in the country.

This afternoon, Berri received In the afternoon, the acting Cassation Public Prosecutor, Judge Jamal Al-Hajjar.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon