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MENA Observatory – Lebanon
On Monday, the European Union expressed its disappointment and concern over the resignation of the Lebanese prime minister-designate, “Mustafa Adeeb”, and stressed that “Beirut must form a government to obtain financial support from the International Monetary Fund.”
European Union foreign policy official Josep Borrell said in a statement: “The bloc views with disappointment and concern the resignation of Prime Minister-designate, Mustafa Adib, and the circumstances that led to his decision.” He called on “Lebanon’s leaders to come together and do everything possible to quickly form the government.”
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adib apologized on Saturday after trying for nearly a month to form a non-partisan government, dealing a blow to a French plan aimed at mobilizing the country’s leaders to tackle the worst. crisis since the civil war between 1975 and 1990.
Foreign policy official “Borrell” stressed that “the rapid formation of the government will also be necessary to reach an agreement that is urgently needed with the International Monetary Fund.”
Earlier today, Lebanese President Michel Aoun confirmed his adherence to French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative regarding the Lebanese crisis, following Mustafa Adib’s apology for forming the government.
In turn, a source close to French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that “a courteous apology for forming the government in Lebanon means that the political parties committed a collective betrayal”, noting that “France will remain with the country to help it get out of the crisis going through “.
Earlier, the French president revealed that a United Nations-sponsored conference to mobilize support for Lebanon would be organized in late October, noting that some forces were seeking to strengthen their camp and not Lebanon’s strength by making government formation a sectarian issue , as he described it.
