House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Thursday welcomed at his Ain al-Tineh residence Iraqi Minister of Justice, Salar Abdul Sattar, in the presence of Iraqi Ambassador to Lebanon, Haidar al-Barrak.
After the visit, Minister Abdul Sattar said, “The meeting was an occasion to discuss many common issues between the two brotherly countries,” adding that it was also an occasion to congratulate Berri on his reelection as House Speaker.
Berri also welcomed Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Sahlawi, with whom he discussed the general situation, as well as bilateral relations between Lebanon and Qatar.
Berri then met with the Lebanese Army’s Director of Intelligence, Brigadier General Tony Kahwagi. He also received MP Dr. Ghassan Skaf, with whom he discussed general developments, in addition to legislative affairs.
On the other hand, Berri received congratulatory letters and phone calls on his re-election as House Speaker from the UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, former President Michel Sleiman, former PM Tammam Salam, religious scholar Sayyed Ali Fadlallah, Nabatieh Imam scholar Sheikh Abd al-Hussein Sadiq.
Berri also received a congratulatory cable from Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council, Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf, and Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Ahmed Bahr.
Source: National News Agency