On 9 October 2026, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a series of meetings covering two files: preparations for Lebanon's participation in Expo Belgrade 2027 along with the activities of the Ministry of Culture and ALECSO, and Lebanese-Syrian relations and ways to develop them. Reports differed between those focusing on the cultural file, those focusing on the Syrian file, and one that combined both.
MTV Lebanon focused on the cultural and educational file, the culture official's meeting and Expo Belgrade 2027 preparations, while Voice of Beirut International and Al-Diyar focused on the Al-Hazzaa meeting and Lebanese-Syrian relations, and LBCI combined both files in a single report.