President of the Republic Joseph Aoun met with Lebanon’s Ambassador to Mexico Sami Nmeir with whom he reviewed Lebanese-Mexican relations and the situation of the Lebanese diaspora in Mexico.

In a separate meeting, President Aoun followed up with Algerian Ambassador to Lebanon Kamal Bou Shama on the outcomes of the President’s recent official visit to Algeria, including talks held with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

President Aoun also received Democratic Gathering bloc MP Hadi Aboul Hosn, with whom he discussed the general situation and vital developmental projects related the Upper Metn.

Aoun later received at Baabda Palace the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, Paolo Fontani, in the presence of Information Minister Paul Morcos.

Fontani briefed President Aoun on the regional office's activities and UNESCO’s support to Lebanon in the cultural, media, intellectual, and heritage domains, by securing the necessary funding for a number of projects determined by the relevant ministries, particularly the Ministries of Culture and Information.

Fontani also pointed out that UNESCO worked with the Lebanese Ministry of Information to "preserve the Tele Liban archives and contributed to other activities in the same field, in addition to its efforts to preserve Lebanese heritage and expand cultural centers throughout various Lebanese regions."

Minister Morcos, in turn, pointed to the "close cooperation between the Ministry of Infromation and UNESCO in various fields, and the support the Ministry's affiliated institutions have received in several areas."

President Aoun welcomed Fontani, wishing him success in his duties in Lebanon.