Beirut: Defense Minister Michel Menassa received Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi at his office in Yarzeh on Friday, with talks focusing on a number of files and issues of mutual concern to both ministries.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, Saddi thanked Menassa for settling accumulated payments owed by the Defense Ministry to €š¬°lectricit© du Liban, noting that the ministry was among the first government institutions to pay its outstanding dues.