Suleiman Returns to Lebanon after Medical Visit to U.S.
President Michel Suleiman returned to Lebanon on Saturday night from a brief trip to the United States, reported the daily An Nahar Sunday.
It said that he traveled to the U.S. on Monday in order to receive medical treatment for his left eye at a hospital in Washington D.C.
He is set to head on Monday a meeting for the Higher Defense Council.
The talks are set to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon, most notably the European Union's blacklisting of Hizbullah's military wing as a terrorist organization.
The Higher Defense Council is also set to address the extension of Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji's term and the flow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon.
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