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Father Gergő Bese, a Hungarian Priest from Pannonhalma, celebrated a mass in Lebanon on the eve of the anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

As Hungary holds the rotating Presidency of the Visegrad Group, the Embassy organized a reception together with an exhibition on the history of the V4 cooperation at the Phoenicia Hotel on May 11. The event was attended by our Lebanese partners and members of the diplomatic community. The material of the exhibition consisted of tableaus on the history of the V4 cooperation.

The Embassy of Hungary had a reception to commemorate the Hungarian revolution of 1848 in the building of the Sin El Fil municipality on 14 March, 2018. The event was attended by members of the Hungarian community in Lebanon and Lebanese graduates from Hungarian universities. The reception was attended by Mr Adnan Kassar, President of Fransabank and Mr Adel Kassar, Honorary Consul of Hungary.

On the 9th February 2018, Ambassador Géza Mihályi and Károly Benes first secretary visited the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and met Professor Georges W. Hobeika, President of the University, and Deputy President for International Affairs and Global Initiatives, Dr. Rima Mattar. During the visit, the possibility of cooperation between the University of Kaslik and Hungarian universities was discussed.

The Embassy of Hungary in Beirut presented Ildikó Enyedi's film "On Body and Soul" at the 24th Beirut European Film Festival at the Beirut Sofil cinema on two occasions.