NNA - Prime Minister Najib Mikati headed this morning to Rashaya Citadel to commemorate the Independence Day, where he will give a speech on the occasion.

The Prime Minister arrived a short while ago in the Majdal Anjar area, where a large popular reception was held in his honor, in the presence of a number of politicians and personalities.

PM Mikati also visited the Dar al-Fatwa in the Western Bekaa and Zahle, where he was received by the Mufti of Zahle and the Bekaa, Sheikh Ali Al-Ghazawi, and the Mufti of Baalbek-Hermel, Sheikh Bakr Al-Rifai.

The government delegation heading to Rashaya Castle includes: Minister of Industry George Bushkian, Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi and Environment Minister Nasser Yassin.

Mikati was received in Rashaya by MPs: Bilal Al-Hashimi, Yanal Al-Solh, Wael Bou Faour, Yassin Yassin, former MP Muhammad Al-Qaraawi, and a number of town mayors and Sharia judges.

==========R.K.