Al-Rahi Heads to Paris on Pastoral Visit

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi traveled to France on Saturday as part of a pastoral visit, reported the National News Agency.

It said that the trip to Paris will last about a week.

Earlier this week, NNA said that al-Rahi will meet with French President Francois Hollande during his visit.

The trip will be both pastoral and political and will include meetings with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, parliament speaker Claude Bartolone, senate speaker Gérard Larcher and UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova.

Hollande had paid a visit to Lebanon in April during which he met with senior officials, including al-Rahi.