NNA - Lebanese Army Chief, General Jean Qahwaji, met Friday at his office in Yarze with a senior US delegation from the Department of Defense, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Maura Connelly.



Talks featured high on the means to bolster the Lebanese-US bilateral relations between the two armies.



The US party reportedly expressed appreciation for the national role assumed by the Lebanese Army, reiterating the US support in reinforcing the army's military capacities.



Qahwaji later met with the Head of the Lebanese University, Adnan Sayyed Hussein, heading a delegation of the university's dean.



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