Report: Qahwaji to Visit France to Discuss Military Aid

Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji is scheduled to visit Paris this weekend to appeal for military aid and discuss ways to improve cooperation between the two countries, al-Joumhouria reported on Thursday.

The newspaper said that Qahwaji's official visit at the head of a delegation will include talks with top French military officials on measures to provide aid to the Lebanese army.

The talks will also focus on ways to consolidate relations between the two armies in the fields of training and logistics.

The general's meetings will also include discussions on the French contingent operating as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the daily said.

Qahwaji last visited France at the head of a military delegation in 2011.

The army chief traveled to Britain in September to discuss ways to boost military cooperation between the two countries.