[PHOTOS] Army Commander arrives in Australia on an official visit

Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Major General Joseph Aoun and the accompanying delegation arrived on Monday in Australia on a two-day official visit to the country.

Aoun is expected to meet with top military and civilian officials to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two armies.

He was received at the airport by a number of senior officers in the Australian armed forces, and the Australian military attaché in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, Colonel Christopher Buxton.

A ceremony was held at the Australian Ministry of Defense where military honors were made to welcome Aoun, in the presence of the Australian Armed Forces Commander Marshal Mark Binskin.

General Aoun then held a meeting with Binskin and discussed military issues and ways of cooperation between the two armies.

Also, the army leader visited the War Museum and the Memorial of the Martyrs of Australia, where he was welcomed by Protocol Commissioner Sarah Haichman.

Aoun examined the military equipment used by the Australian army in the battles during World Wars I and II.

After the Australian anthem performed by students from various Australian states, Aoun and Binskin placed a wreath of flowers on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, followed by a minute of silence for the souls of the martyrs.

In the evening, Marshall Banskin hosted a dinner banquet in honor of General Aoun, his wife and the accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Lebanese Ambassador and a number of senior Australian military leaders.