Jumblat Holds Talks with Canadian Foreign Minister

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Sunday discussed the latest political developments with visiting Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion.

The meeting in Clemenceau was attended by senior Canadian foreign ministry officials, Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon Michelle Cameron, caretaker Health Minister Wael Abu Faour, MP Ghazi Aridi and PSP officials Dureid Yaghi, Zafer Nasser, Zaher Raad and Rami al-Rayyes, the National News Agency said.

Dion, who arrived in Lebanon Saturday for a three-day official visit, is scheduled to hold talks with top Lebanese officials.

He is accompanied by two Canadian MPs of Lebanese origin, Eva Nassif and Marwan Tabbara.

The Canadian minister is scheduled to meet with President Michel Aoun to congratulate him on his election as a president.

He will also meet with Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Tammam Salam, PM-designate Saad Hariri and caretaker FM Jebran Bassil.

Several Arab and foreign officials have visited Lebanon since Aoun's election as president on November 31. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Friday.