Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt met in Moscow with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, and his Deputy for Middle Eastern and African Affairs, Mikhail Bogdanov.

The meeting included a discussion of international and regional situations, in the presence of Mrs. Nora Jumblatt, former Minister Ghazi Aridi, Halim Abu Fakhr al-Din, and the Lebanese Ambassador to Russia, Shawqi Bou Nassar.