This afternoon, the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, presented with the Army Commander, General Rodolphe Heikal, the security conditions in the country in general and in the south in particular in light of the ongoing Israeli attacks on a number of southern villages and towns and the targeting of official, health and educational centres. The research also touched on the situation of the military establishment and the ongoing preparations for holding the preparatory meeting for the international conference in support of the army and internal security forces, scheduled to be held in Paris on September 17 of this month.