During his upcoming visit to France, Maronite patriarch Cardinal Bechara Al-Rai, will be receptive to what French President Emmanuel Macron has to say, but the patriarch will not endorse any candidate in the presidential election.

In an interview with MTV on Tuesday, the head of information and protocol in Bkerke, Walid Ghayyad, confirmed that the Maronite patriarch has been officially invited to meet with the French president. However, the date of the visit has not yet been set.

Ghayyad concluded: “The patriarch will discuss the situation in Lebanon as well as the presidential election. The Syrian refugee issue will come up naturally.”