AFCENT Commander Lieutenant General Goldfein Visits Lebanon
December 20, 2012
U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Commander Lieutenant General David L. Goldfein visited Lebanon today and met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Jean Kahwagi and other senior military officials.
In his meetings, Lieutenant General Goldfein discussed the political and security situation in Lebanon and other regional issues. He further emphasized the strong and sustained military cooperation between the two countries as well as U.S. support for Lebanon's initiatives to implement its obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701.
Lieutenant General Goldfein renewed the United States' commitment to a stable, sovereign and independent Lebanon. He underscored CENTCOM's continuing joint effort to strengthen the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces, recognizing its importance, as Lebanon's sole legitimate defense force, in securing Lebanon's borders and defending the sovereignty and independence of the state.
U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Commander Lieutenant General David L. Goldfein visited Lebanon today and met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Jean Kahwagi and other senior military officials.
In his meetings, Lieutenant General Goldfein discussed the political and security situation in Lebanon and other regional issues. He further emphasized the strong and sustained military cooperation between the two countries as well as U.S. support for Lebanon's initiatives to implement its obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701.
Lieutenant General Goldfein renewed the United States' commitment to a stable, sovereign and independent Lebanon. He underscored CENTCOM's continuing joint effort to strengthen the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces, recognizing its importance, as Lebanon's sole legitimate defense force, in securing Lebanon's borders and defending the sovereignty and independence of the state.
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