This is a list of international presidential trips made by Michel Aoun , the 13th President of Lebanon.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 9 January-10 January | Met with King Salman. |
Qatar | Doha | 11 January | Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. |
Egypt | Cairo | 17 February | Met with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. |
Jordan | Amman | 18 February | Met with the King Abdallah II of Jordan |
Jordan | Amman | 23–29 March | Attended 2017 Arab League summit. |
United States | New York City | 18-22 September | Aoun participated to the 72th session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state. |
France | Paris | 25-29 September | Met with President Emmanuel Macron. |
Italy | Rome | 28-30 November | Met with President Sergio Mattarella. |
Turkey | Istanbul | 13 December | Attended Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference. [1] |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Kuwait | Kuwait City | January 24–25 | Met with Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. |
Iraq | Baghdad | February 20–21 | Met with President Fuad Masum. |
Armenia | Yerevan | February 22-23 | Met with President Serzh Sargsyan. |
Saudi Arabia | Dhahran | April 14-16 | Attended the 2018 Arab League summit. |
France | Strasbourg | 10–12 September | Gave a speech at the European Parliament. [2] |
United States | New York City | 23-26 September | Aoun participated to the 73th session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state. |
Armenia | Yerevan | October 10-12 | Attended the 17th Francophonie Summit. |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Russia | Moscow | 25–26 March | Met with President Vladimir Putin. [3] |
Tunisia | Tunis | 30-31 March | Attending the Arab League Summit in Tunis. |
United States | New York City | 22-26 September | Aoun participated to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state. |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Kuwait | Kuwait International Airport | 5 October | Condolences on the death of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Qatar | Doha | 21 November | Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Italy | Rome | 20–23 March | Met with President Sergio Mattarella. |
Vatican City | 21 March | Met with Pope Francis. [4] |
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