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Hezbollah chief hails election of Aoun as Lebanese pres.

Saturday, 05 November 2016 2:21 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 05 November 2016 2:23 AM ]

A handout picture provided by the Lebanese Goverment Press Agency Dalati and Nohra on October 31, 2016 shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun posing with the presidential medal at the presidential palace of Baabda, east of Beirut on October 31, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut

The Secretary General of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has hailed Michel Aoun’s appointment as Lebanon’s president. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has also called on all Lebanese parties to cooperate with the new president, saying Beirut has a golden opportunity to resolve its internal crises which have become catastrophic. Press TV’s Mariam Saleh has this report from the Lebanese capital.

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