Lebanon's President Receives Army Commander and Discusses Security Situation

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received Army Commander General Rudolf Heikal on Tuesday afternoon at the Baabda Palace, where they reviewed the security situation in the country in general and in the south in particular, along with the army's tasks in maintaining security and stability and implementing the decisions of the political authorities. Aoun praised cooperation between the army and the Internal Security Forces in carrying out security measures in Beirut, after having stressed in an earlier meeting with Defense Minister Michel Menassa the importance of maintaining security stability and called for not targeting the army.