Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani arrived in Beirut on Thursday and met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, according to Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The visit is the highest-level Syrian diplomatic trip to Lebanon in years.
Syria's top diplomat visited Beirut for the first time at this level in years, meeting President Joseph Aoun. The visit — reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) — follows a broader pattern of regional diplomatic movement around Lebanon. In recent weeks, Lebanese President Aoun has held calls with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, U.S. figures including VP Vance and Jared Kushner, and received CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper. A background bulletin from The Zioneer (June 30) noted that an earlier planned meeting between al-Shibani and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was expected to convey Damascus's message of non-intervention in Lebanon's internal affairs.
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