Beyrouti Receives World Bank Delegation and Defense Minister

President of the Parliament Nabih Berri received the Regional Director for the Middle East at the World Bank, Dalia Khalifa, along with a delegation, at the second presidential residence in Ayn al-Tineh, during a protocol visit marking her assumption of new duties, with the presence of Enrique Blanco Armas, Director of the World Bank Group office in Lebanon. The visit also provided an opportunity to present the World Bank's programs and projects in Lebanon, particularly those related to reconstruction.

Berri also discussed the general situation, especially the state of the military institution and political and field developments in light of continued Israeli aggression, including bombings, demolitions of villages and homes, and burning of agricultural and forested areas in the south and western Bekaa, during his meeting with Defense Minister Michel Moussa.

Berri also received a delegation from the British non-governmental organization Inter Mediate, specialized in conflict resolution.