The State of Qatar welcomed the Lebanese Parliament's election of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun as the new President of the Republic of Lebanon.

Doha: The State of Qatar on Thursday welcomed the election of General Joseph Aoun, Commander of the Lebanese Army, by the Lebanese Parliament as the new President of the sisterly Lebanese Republic.

Qatar praised the election of Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun as president, calling for "stability" after the more than two year vacancy was filled. "The State of Qatar welcomes the election of ...