Army Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and his accompanying delegation concluded Saturday their visit to Australia, stressing Lebanon's stable security conditions in their meetings with Australian officials.
"The security situation is good and political affairs are stable, in wake of the election of a president and the holding of the parliamentary elections," Aoun reassured.
"Terrorism is one of the most important challenges facing the world, and the army is cooperating with all friendly countries to fight it," the Army Chief asserted.
Aoun and his accompanying delegation ended their visit by touring the Martyrs' Museum in Melbourne, where the Army Chief laid a wreath on the tomb of the "Unknown Soldier" in the presence of Lebanese Ambassador Miled Raad, Lebanese Consul in Victoria Ziad Itani and Head of Melbourne's Chamber of Industry and Commerce Fadi Zouki.
The Army Chief also received an invitation to visit the Parliament of Victoria, where he met with Cabinet Minister Marilyn Keyrouz and MPs César Melhem and Nazih Asmar, all of Lebanese origin. Legislative Council Speaker Bruce Atkinson also joined the meeting, during which discussions touched on ways of strengthening Lebanese-Australian relations and extending support to the Lebanese army.
General Aoun also met with members of the Lebanese Physicians Association in Australia, headed by Dr. Walid al-Ahmar, who expressed the Association's readiness to support the Lebanese Military Hospital with medical equipments.
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