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Paris Paris issued strong warnings to politicians in Lebanon, coinciding with the convening of the conference it organizes to save the country, stating that it will not provide any international financial support until the formation of a government and warning that reviewing the accounts of the Central Bank of Lebanon it has become more urgent than ever.
“You need trust to borrow or lend money, and the trust is not there,” a French presidential official said, before the conference, via video link to assess the humanitarian situation in Lebanon.
The French official explained that so far no measures have been implemented in accordance with the roadmap proposed by his country to help Lebanon mired in its crises, similar to the lack of progress in the audit of the accounts of the Central Bank of Lebanon. .
“What we have information indicates that the situation is getting worse and heading for worse problems, and this increases the importance of conducting a real audit of the central bank accounts,” he said.
He added that world powers will continue to exert political pressure on politicians in Lebanon, but questioned the effectiveness of sanctions recently imposed by the United States and that target Iranian-backed Hezbollah allies, saying: “The sanctions have changed nothing. on the ground. We need to continue to impose a campaign of political pressure. ” Public, while we support the people. “
The criminal audit of BDL accounts is a basic requirement of the International Monetary Fund, whose talks with the interim government headed by Hassan Diab have been suspended due to the lack of implementation of reforms to counter corruption and waste.
On November 20, the financial auditing firm Alvarez & Marsal decided to officially inform Beirut of its withdrawal from the criminal audit trail of the Central Bank of Lebanon.
Hopes for a breakthrough seem slim, amid ongoing disputes among the country’s divided political class.
French President Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary General António Guterres preside over a new virtual international conference to “support the Lebanese people”, 4 months after the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut.
Four months after the massive explosion that killed more than 200 people and devastated large swaths of the capital, Beirut, Lebanon has come close to forming a credible government to push through reforms in the bankrupt state, despite French efforts to persuade politicians to implement partial reforms to counteract the state of emergency.
France, the United States and other donors are running out of patience with political leaders, and in this regard, a diplomatic source said at the conference: “There will be many harsh messages about the severity of the crisis and how Lebanon cannot deviate from taking reform measures … But he won’t make many promises. ” Real “.
Macron did his best to try to break the stalemate, promising not to abandon the Lebanese.
After witnessing the expiration of the deadlines to form a government and halt political talks, Macron decided to go ahead with organizing the aid conference to launch the structural reforms demanded by the international community in exchange for long-term support for the Lebanon.
Political sources indicate that no aid will be provided to save Lebanon without implementing reforms, and that any aid will only support the recovery process.
In the coming weeks, a fund managed by the World Bank will be established to direct humanitarian aid through UN agencies and NGOs.
A Western diplomat said: “France always organizes conferences when there is no alternative plan”, and ruled out that the situation in Lebanon develops before the new US administration takes office.
