NNA - Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib indicated that the turnout of Lebanese voters in the Arab countries reached 27% at noon, with nearly 8000 ballots cast.

He also expected the turnout to reach 70% in the evening.

"The goals of our government have since the beginning been relevant to the parliamentary elections, the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and Lebanon's foreign relations, in addition to the national security," he said.

Bou Habib made these remarks during his meeting with the Ministers of Tourism and Economy, Walid Nassar and Amin Salam respectively.

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