Lebanese President Joseph Aoun gives a speech in Beirut, Lebanon on April 17, 2026. [Screengrab – Anadolu Agency]
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the start of his official visit to Washington, according to a US State Department readout, Anadolu reports.
The meeting, held at the State Department, discussed the US-Israel-Lebanon Trilateral Framework, the readout said.
Rubio reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to the “successful implementation of the Trilateral Framework” and to supporting Lebanon’s “efforts to deliver peace, economic recovery, and a better future for the Lebanese people.”
Aoun arrived in Washington on Saturday for a four-day official visit and is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
