Lebanese continued their celebrations of the election of President Emile Lahoud in a comprehensive national consensus unprecedented since independence, while the event received widespread international and Arab acclaim, with a readiness to cooperate with Lebanon and support the process of change, development, and reconstruction led by the new president and relied upon by all Lebanese.
At the same time, as the political circles began to explore the prospects of the next stage and the labor pains of the first covenant government, President Rafik Hariri moved to Baabda the day after his meeting with the elected president, where he held a meeting at the table of Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam, including General Ibrahim Safi and Brigadier General Ghazi Kanaan. Hariri’s sources stated that the discussion covered the upcoming stage, in addition to the common issues between the two countries and the regional situation.
