Thursday, September 29, 2011

Senior U.S. Military Official Visits Lebanon

September 29, 2011
Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for the Middle East at the Joint Chiefs of Staff Brigadier General John W. Charlton visited Lebanon September 29, 2011 and met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Jean Kahwagi and other senior officials.
They discussed areas of strong and sustained military cooperation between the two countries as well as Lebanon's initiatives to implement its obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. General Charlton invited General Kahwagi to Washington, D.C. in mid-October to meet the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey.