Visit of His Excellency the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, at the Presidential Palace - Baabda.  Monday, September 21, 2026translated

His Excellency the Most Respected Metropolitan Antonius (Syre) and His Excellency the Most Respected Metropolitan Niven (Seikaly) visited His Excellency the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on Monday, September 21, 2026. They were accompanied on the visit by the Most Holy Fathers, Archimandrite George (Maalouf) and Archimandrite Porphyrios (Ibrahim), the senior priest, Father Avram (Habtot), Father Andrew (Eid), Father Dionysius (Al-Ashqar), the Secretary General of the “Orthodox Gathering”, former MP Marwan Abu Fadel, and the mayors of Rayit Daher Kazan, Deir El Ghazal, Habib Al-Debs, and Qusaya Nassif Kaadi. The meeting discussed a number of Bekaa affairs and conditions, especially the conditions in the Zahle region and the villages of Sharqi, and ways to follow up on issues that concern the people of the region and enhance stability and development there. #Metropolitan_Antonius_of_Tour