In First in 120 Years…German President to Visit Lebanon

President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Lebanon between January 29 and 31, accompanied by his wife and an official delegation at the invitation of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, the Presidency's media office announced on Wednesday.

The German president will hold talks with Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the general situation and ways to strengthen and develop the Lebanese-German relations in all fields, added the statement.

Steinmeier's visit will be the first for a German president to Lebanon in 120 years.