NNA - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Rahi is scheduled to kick off Monday a five-day official and pastoral visit in France, where he is set to hold talks with President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace Tuesday.



Rahi will also meet with French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, on Monday evening.



It is the second visit for Rahi in France since his election in 2011.



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