President Aoun returns from official visit to Algeria
He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, Information Minister Paul Morcos, and an official delegation.
During the visit, President Aoun held formal talks with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and several other Algerian officials.
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