Army chief discusses situation with French Ambassador, MPs Hamdan and Rustom
NNA – Lebanon's Army Commander, General Rodolphe Haykal, on Wednesday received at his Yarzeh office, French Ambassador to Lebanon, Hervé Magro, accompanied by the Military Attaché, Colonel Bruno Costantini.
General Rodolphe Haykal then met respectively with MPs Firas Hamdan and Ahmad Rustom.
Discussions reportedly touched on the current general situation in Lebanon and the broad region.
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