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AFP
Beirut
Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo landed in Lebanon Friday on the latest leg of his journey across the Middle East focused on building a regional united front against Iran.
He flew in from Israel a day after he became the first high-ranking American official to visit the Western Wall in annexed east Jerusalem with an Israeli prime minister.
“Pompeo met in Beirut today with Lebanese Minister of the Interior Raya al-Hassan,” US deputy spokesman Robert Palladino said. They “discussed the regional and internal security challenges facing Lebanon and how the United States can help support the interior ministry’s efforts to maintain safety and stability inside Lebanon,” he said.
Hassan became the first woman interior minister in Lebanon and the Middle East in a cabinet line-up announced in late January following an eight-month delay.
Pompeo also met Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, before heading to meet Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Pompeo is on a regional tour focused largely on Iran, a country backing Hezbollah.
Beirut
Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo landed in Lebanon Friday on the latest leg of his journey across the Middle East focused on building a regional united front against Iran.
He flew in from Israel a day after he became the first high-ranking American official to visit the Western Wall in annexed east Jerusalem with an Israeli prime minister.
“Pompeo met in Beirut today with Lebanese Minister of the Interior Raya al-Hassan,” US deputy spokesman Robert Palladino said. They “discussed the regional and internal security challenges facing Lebanon and how the United States can help support the interior ministry’s efforts to maintain safety and stability inside Lebanon,” he said.
Hassan became the first woman interior minister in Lebanon and the Middle East in a cabinet line-up announced in late January following an eight-month delay.
Pompeo also met Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, before heading to meet Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Pompeo is on a regional tour focused largely on Iran, a country backing Hezbollah.
