BEIRIUT: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make a short visit to Lebanon for talks with government officials as well as religious and military leaders, local media said Wednesday.
It said Blinken, who is scheduled to arrive Sunday on a two-day visit, will meet Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, Lebanese Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi, Maronite Patriarch Boutros Rai and Mufti Abdel Latif Derian.
An-Nahar newspaper said the talks will focus on developments in the region in the wake of the Saudi-led bombing campaign against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Blinken will brief the Lebanese officials on the U.S. position on the region, particularly on Syria, according to daily Al-Joumhouria.
It said the U.S. official will also convey Washington’s support for the Lebanese Army in confronting terror threats.
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