House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Monday welcomed at the Second Presidency in Ain El-Tineh, Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon, Stefanie McCollum, with whom he discussed the general situation in Lebanon and the region, and field developments as a result of Israel’s continued aggression against the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon.

Speaker Berri also met at Ain El-Tineh, with Caretaker Public Health Minister, Dr. Firas Abiad, with whom he discussed the country’s general conditions, especially the health ones, in terms of the readiness and preparedness of the Ministry of Public Health, the healthcare sector, and government hospitals, to keep pace with the repercussions of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and the southern regions.

Discussions between the pair also touched on the MoH’s hospital and medications’ services for patients with cancer and chronic diseases.

This afternoon, Berri received, at Ain El-Tineh, a delegation from the ‘National Moderation’ parliamentary bloc, which included MPs: Walid Al-Baarini, S
ajih Attieh, Ahmed Al-Khair, Mohammad Suleiman, Ahmed Rustom, and the Bloc’s secretary, former MP Hadi Hobeish.

Discussions reportedly touched on the general situation, political developments, and legislative and developmental affairs of the North and Akkar districts.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon