Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, Andrew Barnes, accompanied by the United Nations Coordinator for Women’s Affairs in Lebanon, Gielan Elmessiri, visited Sunday the Chouf Association for Development in the town of Barja – Ain Al-Assad in Iqlim Al-Kharoub, where they were received by the President of the Association, Daad Nassif Al-Kazi. Kazi gave a briefing on the establishment of the association, and its activities in the service of citizens, in light of the difficult economic and social conditions. Ambassador Barnes and Mrs. Elmessiri toured the departments of the association, the Archbishop Maroun Al-Ammar Center for Primary Health Care, and the Archbishop Elie Al-Haddad Center for Psycho-Kinematic Treatments, where they learned about their work, the difficulties they face, and the needs of the two centers. Barnes and Elmessiri expressed their admiration for the valuable efforts made by the workers in the association and the two centers in serving the people, and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the association by providing the necessary support to advance its efforts in promoting work and health. In turn, Kazi thanked the Australian Ambassador and the United Nations Coordinator for Women’s Affairs in Lebanon for this valuable visit, stressing “the readiness for joint cooperation in everything that serves the people of the region, according to the rules of transparent professional work.”
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon