French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he will visit Lebanon on Saturday to meet the new Lebanese president, the Associated Press reported. Sarkozy's office says he will meet Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in Beirut and visit French troops in the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. Sarkozy's office said in a statement Monday that he will stress France's support for Lebanon and its independence. Suleiman was elected May 25 after a deal brokered in Qatar to end an 18-month political crisis. Sarkozy will travel there from Greece, where he is paying a visit Friday.