Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has left for the United States to meet President Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency announced Saturday.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has departed for the United States to meet President Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency announced Saturday. The announcement did not include additional details.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the planned visit. Aoun was invited to the White House on July 21, and Trump called him to congratulate him on the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement. Aoun has denied reports of a possible meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu while Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue.
The visit is the first by a Lebanese president to the White House in over a decade, according to earlier reports.
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