BERRI RECEIVES INDEPENDENCE CONGRATULATORY CABLE FORM HIS ARMENIAN COUNTERPART, DISCUSSES COOPERATION BETWEEN LEBANON AND WORLD BANK WITH WB’S CARRET

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Monday received at the Second Presidency in Ain al-Tineh, Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon, Vahagn Atabekyan, who conveyed to him a message from his Armenian counterpart, Alen Simonyan, in which he congratulated him on the occasion of Lebanon's Independence Day. The visit was a chance to discuss the current general situation in Lebanon and the region. Berri later received the World Bank Country Director for the Middle East Department, Jean-Christophe Carret, over cooperation between Lebanon and the World Bank, especially the social protection project. Speaker Berri also received a delegation from Al-Qassar family, including Adel, Nabil and Nadim al-Qassar. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon