Lebanese president to make first foreign trip next week

Lebanese President Michel Aoun will make his first foreign trip next week since elected, local media reported Tuesday.

"He will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Jan. 9 and 10 and he will then head directly to Qatar," said Annahar newspaper.

The president will be accompanied by a large ministerial delegation covering Education Minister Marwan Hamadeh, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Information Minister Melhem Riachi and Economy Minister Raed Khoury, according to the paper.

Meanwhile, the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat quoted official sources as saying that Aoun will also visit Egypt after his stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

source: Xinhua