Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi met Monday with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea.
No statement was made after the meeting but the National News Agency said the two discussed the need for a swift election of a Lebanese president and the need to prevent Lebanon from joining the Gaza war.
Al-Rahi also reiterated his support for the extension of the term of Army chief Gen. Joseph Aoun, whose term ends in January.