Suleiman Holds Talks with World Leaders in New York, Gets $5.6 Million in Russian Aid
President Michel Suleiman met on Wednesday with several world leaders during his visit to New York in the United States.
Suleiman held talks with new Iranian leader Hasan Rowhani at the headquarters of the United Nations in the U.S. state.
LBCI television said the Iranian head of state stressed during the talks that the solution to the Syrian crisis is political.
"Rowhani also hoped to calm the current tension with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain,” the same source added.
Earlier in the day, Suleiman met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the headquarters of the Qatari embassy in New York.
During his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the president was informed that Moscow will grant Lebanon $5.6 million in aid, LBCI reported.
The Russian diplomat also told Suleiman that Lebanon will be invited to take part in the Geneva II summit, “as a country neighboring Syria.”
Meanwhile, MTV said that Lavrov will visit Lebanon soon.
"Suleiman will also meet will U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday to follow up on the issue of military assistance to the Lebanese army,” MTV remarked.
The White House announced on Tuesday that the United States had approved $8.7 million in military assistance focused on increasing the Lebanese Armed Forces’ ability to "monitor, secure, and protect Lebanon’s borders against terrorist threats and the illicit transfer of goods.”
The U.S. also donated more than $74 million to help Lebanon cope with the growing refugee crisis.
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