2008-06-11

Suleiman Pays Protocol "Non-Political" Visit to Bkirki

Suleiman Pays Protocol "Non-Political" Visit to Bkirki

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09/06/2008 Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman on Sunday paid a protocol visit to Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir at the latter’s residence in Bkirki.

The president stressed the meeting was "non-political," saying that he wanted to welcome the patriarch home from his tour in Africa and the United States.

Suleiman and Sfeir held a fifteen-minute closed meeting, after which the president reiterated that there were no difficulties in the formation of a national-unity government.

For his part, Sfeir said the meeting was "positive."

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