President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, on Friday afternoon met at the Baabda palace with Jezzine MP Ziad Aswad, who thanked him in the name of Jezzine people for the appointment of the gov-run Jezzine Hospital's new administrative board.

"Such an appointment constitutes a new element for the activation of this essential facility for the locals of Jezzine," MP Aswad said.

The Lawmaker solicited President Aoun's support for the implementation of stringent projects for the district of Jezzine, notably the opening of a social security branch, a Lebanese army barracks and a center for real estate registration. Aswad also called for the transformation of the Jezzine electricity department to an independent authority.

Aswad hailed the President's care given to the construction of dams, including the implementation of measures which would enable Jezzine region to benefit from the Besri dam.

On the other hand, Aoun met with Head of the Independence Movement, Michel Mouawad, where they held a horizon tour on most recent developments in Lebanon and the broad region

Source: NNA