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Meetings of the Armed Forces Commander in Charge Major General P.S.C Shawki El Masri

Written by LAF
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
The Armed Forces Commander in Charge Major General P.S.C Shawki El Masri met in his office in Yarzeh with the Belgian Minister of Defense Mr. Pieter De Crem and an accompanying military delegation in the presence of the Ambassador of Belgium in Lebanon Mr. Stephane De Loeker. The discussion tackled the means to strengthen the relations of cooperation between the Belgian Army and the Lebanese Army as well as the mission of the Belgian unit operating under the command of the United Nations Interim Force in south Lebanon. Major General P.S.C El Masri also met with a delegation of the American defense ministry which included two vice presidents of the Secretary of Defense for political affairs and special units Mrs. MARY Bethlong and Mr. David Vickers as well as General David Allerdace from the American Central Command in the presence of the Chargé d’Affaires in the United States Embassy in Lebanon Mrs. Michelle Sisson and the military attaché Lieutenant Colonel David Alley. During this meeting the discussion tackled the issue of equipping and training the Army according to the priorities set for this purpose.