Qahwaji to Jordan Sunday to Discuss Equipping Army
Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji is scheduled to travel to Jordan Sunday to discuss means to boost the army's readiness in the face of the extremist groups, media reports said on Thursday.
“Qahwaji will hold a meeting with Jordan's king in Amman on Sunday to discuss equipping the Lebanese army,” LBCI television reported.
Al-Jadeed TV for its part said Qahwaji and King Abdullah II will discuss the issues of “combating terrorism and equipping the army.”
On February 23, Jordan delivered armored personnel carriers and gun motor carriages to the Lebanese army.
During a visit by Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq to Amman on February 12, King Abdullah had expressed readiness to aid and train the Lebanese army.
“We are one... Jordan is ready to offer the Lebanese army all its needs of arms and military equipment, including free training at all our bases,” sources quoted the king as saying in comments published in al-Mustaqbal newspaper.
In December 2013, Saudi Arabia donated three billion dollars for the purchase of arms from France for the benefit of the Lebanese army. It offered another $1 billion donation in August 2014 in the wake of deadly border battles between the army and Syria-based jihadist groups.
Some Western nations have also offered aid to the army in recent months.
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