House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Meets with Lebanese President Aoun & Foreign Minister Rajji on Sidelines of UN General Assembly

New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, and Foreign Minister Yousef Rajji on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
 
Ranking Member Meeks welcomed President Aoun’s efforts toward political and economic reform in Lebanon and expressed support for further strengthening the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to assert full control over Lebanon’s security. The Ranking Member underscored deep, historic ties between the United States and Lebanon and expressed his solidarity with the Lebanese people for a peaceful, prosperous and fully independent future. Meeks encouraged President Aoun to continue working closely with the U.S. Congress to address challenges both Lebanon and the broader region face.