29.12.2013, 18:12
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Zitat:Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3 bln
By Al Arabiya News | Staff writer
Sunday, 29 December 2013
Saudi Arabia is giving the Lebanese national army $3 billion in aid, Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman said on Sunday, describing it as the largest grant given to the armed forces in Lebanon’s history.
“The king of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is offering this generous and appreciated aid of $3 billion to the Lebanese army to strengthen its capabilities,” Suleiman said in a televised address.
Suleiman said the Saudi funds aim in the first place to support Lebanon’s unity, and will allow the naitional army to purchase French weapons.
He also said the deal was discussed during the visit of French President Francois Hollande to Saudi capital on Sunday.
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