
(Update) PM Nawaf Salam arrives in Damascus, meets Syrian President Sharaa
NNA - Prime Minister, Dr. Nawaf Salam, arrived at Damascus Airport at 1:30 pm today, accompanied by a ministerial delegation that included Lebanon's Minister of Defense, Major General Michel Menassa, Minister of Interior, Brigadier General Ahmad al-Hajjar, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Youssef Rajji.
From the airport, Premier Salam and his accompanying delegation headed to the People's Palace, where they were received by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.
Afterwards, a meeting was held attended by delegations from both countries.

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