Putin invites Lebanese President to first Russian-Arab Summit in Moscow
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a written letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin, delivered by Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Rudakov.
The letter included an invitation to attend the first Russian-Arab summit, scheduled to be held in Moscow on October 15.
The summit aims to explore prospects for joint cooperation in political, economic, commercial, scientific, technological, humanitarian, and other fields.
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