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The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, assured President Michel Aoun of his country’s interest “in developing relations with Lebanon to enhance friendship and mutual cooperation in the interest of the two countries and the two peoples.”
The Chinese president’s stance came in a written message transmitted to President Aoun by Chinese Ambassador Wang Qijian, who received him this morning at Baabda Palace, accompanied by the embassy attaché, Xi Yuefei.
The message included President Aoun’s congratulations on his birthday, adding: “Sino-Lebanese relations witnessed a balanced development last year. After the outbreak of the new Corona pandemic, China and Lebanon exchanged support and assistance, which embodied the pure traditional friendship between the two countries. I attach great importance to the development of Chinese relations. I want to make sure to seize the opportunity of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year, and work together with you to strengthen relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, serving the interests of the two countries and the two peoples. I wish you good health and continued success. “
During the meeting, which was attended by former Minister Salim Jreissati, the Director General of the Presidency of the Republic, Dr. Antoine Choucair, and Diplomatic Advisor Osama Khashab, President Aoun thanked the Chinese President for his greeting, wishing him and the Chinese people “more prosperity and success”, and congratulating “China’s success in the siege of an epidemic.” Corona “, expressing hope that” Lebanon, in turn, will be able to besiege the epidemic with the start of the vaccination campaign against “Corona”.
President Aoun praised “the existing relations between Lebanon and China”, describing them as “deep, strong and solid relations, especially with the end of this year, 50 years have passed since diplomatic relations between the two countries.”
President Aoun conveyed to the Chinese ambassador his gratitude to his Chinese counterpart for “the support that China provides to Lebanon in international forums, the solidarity it showed towards Lebanon after the recent crisis, the assistance it provided and its participation in the two international conferences in support of the Lebanese people, which took place after the attack on the port of Beirut, especially in terms of The contribution of the Chinese forces working in “UNIFIL” to clear about 60 thousand square meters of rubble in the port, three streets and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building.
In addition, President Aoun received into the interim government the Minister of Energy and Water, Raymond Ghajar, who informed him about “the measures taken by the Lebanese Electricity Corporation to gradually restore electricity in the Lebanese regions after the comprehensive collapse caused by the snowstorm that hit Lebanon in the last two days. “
During the meeting, they discussed “ways to ensure continued production of power plants for the current during the next period.”
President Aoun, head of the Arab Tawhid Party, received former minister Wiam Wahhab and toured the horizon with him, addressing “current political events and the process of forming the next government.”
Wahhab explained that he thanked the President of the Republic, on behalf of the participants in the “Khalde meeting”, for his “adherence to the formation of the government of 20 ministers to preserve the rights of the Druze, because it is a constitutive and fateful question. “. for the Druze, as it reflects their entire participation in state institutions. “
He indicated that he had suggested to President Aoun “to ensure support for the army and security forces, in addition to their salaries, as happened in the 1980s, given the nature of the work they do in current economic conditions.”
In Baabda Palace, the family of the late Masoud Al-Ashqar, who thanked President Aoun for his condolences on his death.
The delegation included the widow of the late Ms. Greta Bou Nader, her daughter Raisa la Rubia and Robert Abi Saab.
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