Election of new president in Lebanon long-awaited first step, senior UN official says

Election of new president in Lebanon long-awaited first step, senior UN official says
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, congratulated Joseph Aoun who was on Thursday elected the country’s President.In a statement, Hennis-Plasschaert welcomed the development as a long-awaited first step towards overcoming Lebanon’s political and institutional vacuum ...