French-Italian musician Carla Bruni (C) and her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) pose for a photograph with Beiteddine Art Festival president Noura Jumblatt (L) at the Beirut airport on July 29, 2018. AFP / ANWAR AMRO

Singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the former French First Lady, performs at the Beiteddine Art Festival near Beirut, Lebanon, on July 30, 2018. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy performed her fifth album “French Touch” at the festival. (Xinhua/Li Liangyong)

An-Nahar – BEIRUT: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with President Michel Aoun Monday then met PM Hariri and President Suleiman concert  ahead of his wife Carla Bruni’s at the Beiteddine Art Festival. Sarkozy and his singer-wife arrived in Lebanon on Sunday evening where they were greeted by the French ambassador Bruno Foucher and Nora Joumblatt, President of Beiteddine Art Festival. Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt, who is married to Nora, is set to meet with Sarkozy as well. Since her 1st album “Quelqu’un m’a dit” in 2002, Bruni has toured the world from New York to Rio, London, and Moscow, making her way to Beirut to perform at the Festival tonight as part of her world “French Touch” tour.