Bassil Meets Jumblat

Foreign Minister and Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil met on Tuesday evening with Progressive Socialist party leader MP Walid Jumblat at the latter's residence in Clemenceau where discussions focused on the latest political developments.

Bassil was accompanied by his wife Chantal Aoun. The meeting was held in the presence of Jumblat's wife, Noura, and his son and political heir Taymour.

The PSP leader shared photos and tweets of the meeting on his Twitter page.

He said: “A friendly and frank political meeting with Minister Jebran Bassil included various issues in which we agreed on the need to strengthen bilateral relationship with him and with the Free Patriotic Movement.

“We also agreed on cooperation to address outstanding issues and solve them in the interests of the country,” he said.