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Beirut: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Monday night for a visit that will continue until next Wednesday, during which he will meet with his Lebanese counterpart, General Michel Aoun, and political officials and participate in the centennial celebration. from Greater Lebanon, beginning with a meeting with the artist Fairouz.
In my head were Macron’s receivers at the Beirut airport on Monday night, the Lebanese president and several official figures and the French ambassador to Lebanon, Bruno Fuchsia.
Macron called upon his arrival to form a “government with a specific mission as soon as possible”, hours after Mustafa Adib was assigned to form a new government.
Macron said, after being received by his Lebanese counterpart, that one of the objectives of his return is “to ensure that a government with a specific mission is formed as soon as possible, to implement the reforms” required by the international community in exchange for support. international to Lebanon, which will help restore the economic wheel.
This is Macron’s second visit to Lebanon in less than a month. He visited Beirut two days after the explosion that shook the port of Beirut on August 4, and that day he promised the Lebanese people to return to Lebanon to help save Lebanon in its crises.
Macron tweeted Monday night: “I tell the Lebanese that they are brothers to the French.” As promised, I will return to Beirut to review developments related to emergency aid and to work together to create the necessary conditions for reconstruction and stability.
I tell the Lebanese that you are brothers to the French. As promised, I will return to Beirut to review developments related to emergency aid and to work together to create the necessary conditions for reconstruction and stability.
– Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 31, 2020
Macron begins his visit by meeting the artist, Fairouz, at her home in Rabieh, Mount Lebanon. He will then meet with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
President Macron will participate in the celebration of the centenary of Greater Lebanon tomorrow Tuesday at the Jaj Cedar Reserve in the district of Jbeil (Mount Lebanon).
He will also visit the port of Beirut, where he will meet with representatives of the United Nations and civil society organizations. She also meets with NGOs and institutions. You will also visit the Rafic Hariri Government Hospital.
At the Baabda Palace, the French president will meet his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun.
He will also meet with the Maronite Patriarch, Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, and several Lebanese political officials at the Al-Sanawbar Palace in Beirut.
The Beirut port explosion left 182 dead, some 6,000 injured and destroyed many buildings.
The World Bank’s regional director for the Middle East, Saruj Kumar Jah, announced that initial losses resulting from the Beirut bombing amounted to about $ 8.1 billion.
(Agencies)
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