Major General Bartlett Visits Lebanon
February 13, 2012 - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Director of Exercises and Training Major General R. Benjamin Bartlett visited Lebanon today and met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Jean Kahwagi and other senior military officials to discuss bilateral military cooperation.
In his meetings, General Bartlett emphasized the strong and sustained military cooperation between the two countries as well as Lebanon's initiatives to implement its obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701.
General Bartlett renewed the United States' commitment to a stable, sovereign and independent Lebanon. He underscored U.S. CENTCOM's support in strengthening the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces, recognizing its importance in serving as Lebanon's sole legitimate defense force to secure Lebanon's borders and defend the sovereignty and independence of the state.
In his meetings, General Bartlett emphasized the strong and sustained military cooperation between the two countries as well as Lebanon's initiatives to implement its obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701.
General Bartlett renewed the United States' commitment to a stable, sovereign and independent Lebanon. He underscored U.S. CENTCOM's support in strengthening the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces, recognizing its importance in serving as Lebanon's sole legitimate defense force to secure Lebanon's borders and defend the sovereignty and independence of the state.
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