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The adviser to the French president for the Middle East, Patrick Durrell, arrives in Beirut, in a visit that will last until Friday, interspersed with meetings with senior officials and prominent political forces, to affirm the commitment to the French initiative.
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President Aoun during his meeting with Macron’s envoy Patrick Dorrell (AFP)
Today, Thursday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, during his meeting with the French President’s adviser for the Near East, Patrick Dorrell, affirmed his country’s adherence to the Paris initiative aimed at lifting Lebanon out of political paralysis and the cycle of economic collapse.
Dorrell arrived in Beirut on Wednesday night, in a visit that will last until tomorrow, Friday, interspersed with meetings with senior officials and prominent political forces, in a step that comes after the expiration of the second term that French President Emmanuel Macron granted to the Lebanese political class to form a government.
Aoun said during the meeting, as announced by the Lebanese presidency, “We adhere to the French initiative in the interest of the country,” considering that “the situation requires broad national consultation and broad consensus to form a government that can accomplish the required tasks.” .
The French envoy also met with the President of Parliament, Nabih Berri, who was reported by local media, also his emphasis on the French initiative and the need to implement reforms, which are demanded by the international community.
He said: “The only way in and out for the salvation of Lebanon is the achievement of today’s government before tomorrow, and its ministers are specialists.” Dorrell is supposed to meet with the head of the Hezbollah parliamentary bloc, Muhammad Raad.
It should be noted that on August 9, the first international conference to aid Lebanon was held, organized by France and the United Nations, and managed to collect pledges worth 250 million euros in aid, to face the repercussions of the explosion that occurred on August 4. August.
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that funding for the advancement of Lebanese sectors is already there, but is conditional on reforms. “We will work on a financial response to the needs of the Lebanese youth.”
Also earlier, Macron said that “appointing political parties to a political government will not work, and what is required is a rescue government.” Lebanese “.
Notably, the Lebanese government announced its resignation on August 10, and the resignation came in the context of recent events in the country, the most recent of which was the explosion in the port of Beirut.
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