On Monday, July 2^nd, 2018, His Holiness Aram I received François Asselineau, the president of the Popular Republican Union, in his summer seat in Bikfaya.

During the meeting, they exchanged their thoughts on the situation in Lebanon and the role of France in the area. His Holiness Aram I stressed the importance of reaffirming the role of France in the Middle East in general and in Lebanon in particular.