Former Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, arrived to Rafael Hotel, Paris, for a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi. Earlier during the day, al-Rahi delivered a lecture in Paris about the Christian existence in Theocratic societies. In his lecture, the Maronite Patriarch requested support for the Christians of the Middle East by helping them create projects that will attach them further to their land.