On Saturday, November 11, the British Ambassador Hamish Cowell commemorated Remembrance Day. This annual event, which marks the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, honors the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from the UK and the Commonwealth and remembers innocent civilians who have lost their lives in conflict and acts of terrorism.
The British Ambassador, Hamish Cowell, was joined in giving a reading by the American Ambassador, Dorothy Shea, the French Ambassador, Hervé Magro, and the German Ambassador, Kurt Georg Stöckl-Stillfried, according to a press release issued by the British embassy.
Ambassadors and official representatives laid wreaths. A two minutes’ silence was observed at the end of the service to mark the end of World War I.
The service was conducted by Father Francois Koussaifi, from the Monastery of Saint Joseph – Batroun, the statement said. Also in attendance were the British Defence Attaché, Lt. Col. Lee Saunders and representatives of the Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, and the Acting Director General of the General Security, Brigadier Elias al-Baysari. Ambassadors, diplomats and military attachés of US, European and Commonwealth countries were also present.