On behalf of the EU, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, “warmly” congratulated Joseph Aoun on his election as President of the Republic of Lebanon on the evening of Thursday 9 January, saying that this “significant” step marked a “moment of hope and renewal” for the Lebanese people (see EUROPE B13554A21).
In her statement, Ms Kallas congratulated the Lebanese parliamentarians on reaching a broad consensus, thereby demonstrating their...