Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Rahi on Monday started an official and pastoral visit to Jordan.

In Amman, he visited Saint Charbel Parish, where he was received by Jordanian Culture Minister Hayfa Najjar, Lebanese Chargé d’Affaires Youssef Rajji, a number of Jordanian ministers and MPs, and members of the Lebanese diaspora.

In his word, the prelate heaped praise on the historic ties and solid friendship between Lebanon and Jordan.