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Among the political groups that fight for everything, French President Emmanuel Macron chose to start his visit to Lebanon by meeting with a national symbol whose name is the Lebanese and they do not divide, embodied by Fairuz.
The Elysee Palace featured the Lebanese artist’s name at the top of the French president’s schedule during his second visit to Beirut in less than a month.
Macron wrote in his program the phrase “A date with a cup of coffee with Fayrouz in Antelias on Monday night.”
Macron will return, on Monday, and on his agenda is a full program of political meetings in an attempt to remove the country from the political impasse that prevents the formation of an “important government” that the Elysee had presented in a document distributed to Lebanese politicians and seen by Reuters.
Earlier this month, Hassan Diab’s government resigned after the port explosion killed at least 180 people, destroyed entire neighborhoods and displaced 250,000 people, demolished businesses and destroyed supplies of basic grains.
Macron concluded a visit to Beirut on August 7 and wrote on Twitter the phrase “I love you, Lebanon”, which is the title of a famous song by Fayrouz that accompanied the Lebanese during the 15 years of the civil war.
Macron will visit the Lebanese artist upon his arrival Monday night, at his home in Rabieh, near Antelias, north of Beirut, away from the lens of the media.
Fairouz has a strong friendship with the French state, which was consolidated in 1975 when she first appeared on French television in the program (Special Matteo) hosted by her friend, French artist Mireille Mathieu, and there was a song (My Love in the Summer).
The relationship took a deeper shape during the Lebanese war when Fayrouz threw a big party at the 1979 Olympics in Paris and sang (Paris, Oh Flower of Freedom).
And the last part of the song says (Oh France, what do you tell your family about my wounded country / about my country that is crowned with danger and wind / Our history from the beginning of time / Lebanon is wounded, Lebanon is destroyed / They say that he died and will not die / And he returns from Hajaru on top of the houses / And Tire, Sidon and Beirut are decorated).
Fayrouz received the highest French honors, including Commander of Arts and Letters from the late French President François Mitterrand in 1988, and the Legion of Knight Honor from the late President Jacques Chirac in 1998.
There were no comments from Fayrouz’s office in Lebanon or her daughter, Director Rima Rahbani.
Various artists and media professionals interacted with the announcement of the French president’s meeting with Fayrouz.
Lebanese artist Melhem Zein said in a call with Reuters that the French president “will receive the Medal of Honor for Fairouz’s rank through this meeting, because meeting her will write it down in his record and the public will remember him more than to any other political meeting. “
Zain told Reuters: “I don’t think this historic opportunity will be repeated for anyone, not even high-level leaders. We all know that the story of Fairouz and the closed doors is a long story, and this is their secret, which we love. as much as we love his art … Of course, we will envy Macron for this opportunity, and we believe that he chose the right path. ” He wanted to tell us that this is the Lebanon we want … in Fairouz’s impeccable image, who made it glory. “
Macron’s visit to Beirut is scheduled to continue until Tuesday, when he will visit neighborhoods affected and affected by the blast and plant a cedar with Lebanese children in the Jaj forest in northeast Beirut.
