- Aoun is expected to emphasize importance of Arab solidarity in speech
- Lebanese president to highlight Israel’s continued threats against Lebanon
Beirut: President Michel Aoun, who will lead the Lebanese delegation to the Arab League Summit in Dammam, “will emphasize in his speech the importance of Arab solidarity,” his spokesman Rafiq Shlala told Arab News.
Aoun conveyed the same message at the previous summit in Jordan, and will reaffirm Lebanon’s stance regarding developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, Shlala said.
The president will highlight Israel’s continued threats against Lebanon, and the former’s persistent violations of the latter’s sovereignty, his spokesman added.
Aoun will also highlight the repercussions in Lebanon of hosting so many Syrian refugees, Shlala said.