The US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard presented, on behalf of the United States, the Lebanese Armed Forces with more than one thousand machine guns, as part of the continuous efforts to improve the army’s control over the security of the borders. The grant was offered in a ceremony held at the logistics headquarters in Kfarshima.
Richard stressed the importance of Lebanese army’s role in confronting serious challenges faced by Lebanon, adding that delivering this weapons shipment is another example of the US government’s program to boost the army’s capabilities to be able to defend Lebanon.