Beirut, July 18 -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun departed for the US, accompanied by First Lady Nehmat Aoun, tonday for holding talks with President Donald Trump revolving around the parallel conflict going on in the country's southern borders between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.
According to a statement from the Lebanese presidency, the two leaders will hold a summit at the White House, while Aoun is also scheduled to meet several senior US officials.
"A Lebanese-US summit will be held at the White House," according to a readout from the president's office.
"President Aoun is also scheduled to hold meetings and consultations with a number of US officials to discuss the situation in Lebanon and ways to consolidate the c...