NNA - House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Thursday met with Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia for Armenian Catholics, Raphael Bedros XXI Minassian.

Discussions reportedly focused on general national issues and various public concerns.

Speaker Berri also received caretaker Minister of Education and Higher Education, Judge Abbas Halabi, for talks that addressed the current political developments, general conditions in the country, and educational matters.

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