Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, met on Monday at Ain el-Tineh Palace with members of the US Congress delegation currently visiting Lebanon, including Congressmen Darin Lahood, Darrel Issa and Dan Kildee, and the head of the American Support Group for Lebanon, Ambassador Ed Gabriel, in the presence of American Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, where talks centered on the general situation prevailing on the local and region scenes, and on bilateral relations.

The Speaker later discussed recent developments with “Democratic Gathering" Members, MP Wael Abu Faour and former Minister Ghazi al-Aridi, who left without giving any statement.

On another note, Speaker Berri contacted today the newly-elected head of the Bar Association in Beirut Nader Gaspard, and in the North Marie-Therese al-Qawwal, congratulating them on winning the elections in Beirut, Tripoli, and the North.