BEIRUT: Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi held talks Thursday with Matthew Spence, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy, on military ties between the two armies.
The two met at Kahwagi's office in Yarze along with Defense Minister Farid Makari.
According to an Army statement, Kahwagi and Spence discussed the situation in Lebanon and the region as well as military cooperation between their countries.
Earlier in the day, Spence met with Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk at his Beirut office where the two discussed developments in Lebanon and the region. They also spoke about U.S. military assistance to the Lebanese Army.
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