President Joseph Aoun received, in the presence of Justice Minister Adel Nassar, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Christophe Bernasconi.
Bernasconi presented the scope of the Conference’s work and the membership of several Arab and Mediterranean countries in it.
He invited Lebanon to join, given the importance of cooperation in applying the rules of private international law and facilitating transactions and procedures.
President Aoun expressed Lebanon’s readiness to cooperate in this field and encouraged moving forward in this direction.
Separately, the Governor of the Banque du Liban, Karim Saeed, briefed President Joseph Aoun on the outcomes of his recent meetings held in Bangkok.
These meetings took place on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund.
They included high-level officials from the International Monetary Fund, the Arab Monetary Fund, and the US Federal Reserve.
In addition to a number of central bank governors from Arab countries.
Saeed also briefed the President on monetary and financial developments in Lebanon, and the measures being taken by the Banque du Liban to preserve monetary stability.
He also informed the President of his upcoming visit to France, where he will hold consultations with senior officials in the French financial authorities.
He will take part in high-level talks related to the G7 group of countries, addressing the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
During the meeting, President Aoun reiterated the importance of preserving monetary stability.
As well as moving forward with banking sector reform and protecting depositors’ rights.
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