US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield met with Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Boutros Rai in Bkerke on Tuesday, where he paid his condolences over the death of late Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.
“I came to pay condolences on behalf of the US State Department and the American people,” Satterfield said, stressing that Patriarch Sfeir stood courageously in the most difficult times against domination to support Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence.