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Monday, May 8, 2017
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Monday, May 8, 2017
Lebanon’s Aoun congratulates Macron on election victory
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanon’s president, Michel Aoun, congratulates Emmanuel Macron on his election victory and says Beirut and Paris will continue to work for peace and stability in the Middle East.
Aoun says that Macron’s victory shows French citizens’ commitment “to the values of freedom, equality and brotherhood.”
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri also congratulated Macron saying “you will find in me a partner keen to echo our common values.”
France, Lebanon’s one-time colonial ruler, still enjoys wide influence in the country. Hundreds of French peacekeepers are deployed near the border with Israel.
— AP
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