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Lebanese president to make first foreign trip next week

Xinhua, January 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Lebanese President Michel Aoun will make his first foreign trip next week since elected, local media reported Tuesday.

"He will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Jan. 9 and 10 and he will then head directly to Qatar," said Annahar newspaper.

The president will be accompanied by a large ministerial delegation covering Education Minister Marwan Hamadeh, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Information Minister Melhem Riachi and Economy Minister Raed Khoury, according to the paper.

Meanwhile, the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat quoted official sources as saying that Aoun will also visit Egypt after his stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Endit