BEIRUT: Former French President Jacques Chirac was the latest prominent figure to check on the health of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who just had surgery for a skiing injury suffered over the weekend.
Chirac visited Hariri at the American hospital in Paris, a statement from Hariri’s office said Wednesday.
Hariri underwent surgery Saturday for fractures to his left leg incurred during a skiing accident in the French Alps. He is expected to be discharged from hospital within a matter of days.
The former Lebanese prime minister has received a flood of phone calls from various Lebanese, regional and international figures wishing him a swift recovery.
Hariri’s office said Wednesday the most recent calls the Future Movement head has received were from Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Sabah, Saudi Information Minister Abdel-Aziz Khoja, Curacao Economy Minister Nasser al-Hakim, Mrs. Aida Rashid Solh on behalf of her husband, and former Ministers Adnan Kassar and Salim Warde, among others.