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Macron will return to Beirut early next week, as he promised during his last visit after the terrible explosion on August 4, in an attempt to once again pressure the formation of a “government with a specific mission” that will remove the country from its deep crisis.
But for many their attempt seems futile. This visit, the second to Beirut after the explosion, comes as Lebanese President Michel Aoun begins consultations with the parliamentary blocs this Monday morning to assign a new figure to form a government, three weeks after the resignation of Hassan Diab’s government. , under pressure from the street, who blamed him for the explosion due to negligence and corruption of the institutions.
Macron’s agenda is full of political and symbolic meetings. The French presidency announced that it would “not resign” from the mission that had been in charge of supporting Lebanon after the explosion, which caused the death of more than 180 people and caused serious damage in several neighborhoods of the capital.
Macron’s visit, according to the presidency, “has a clear objective, which is to exert pressure until the conditions are met to form a government with a specific mission capable of undertaking reconstruction and reform,” while ensuring that the community International is committed to supporting Lebanon, whose resources have been exhausted and is witnessing its worst economic crises. The French president will hold a series of meetings, beginning upon his arrival with the French ambassador in Beirut, Bruno Fuchs, to meet at the lunch table with Aoun on Tuesday, and meet in the evening with representatives of nine of the main political forces. from Lebanon.
Macron previously held a similar meeting at the Pine Palace, the French ambassador’s residence in Beirut, during his first visit on August 6, during which he called on political parties to make a “profound change” by “assuming their responsibilities” and “reestablish a new pact” with the people to restore. Your confidence.
