President Michel Suleiman contacted on Tuesday French President Francois Hollande to stress Lebanon's commitment to fighting terrorism, most notably in light of Tuesday's blast in the Bekaa region of Baalbek, reported the National News Agency.

Suleiman urged the Lebanese people “to exercise diligence against the repeated attempts to spread violence and terrorism to Lebanon.”

He stressed the need to strongly continue the fight against terrorism and support the security and military agencies, especially the army in order to enable it to pursue the assailants behind the terrorist attacks. Suleiman contacted Hollande at the end of his trip to Paris.

The president had traveled to France on Sunday to follow up on medical treatment on his left eyelid. [Link]