Ambassador Grillo: Lebanon will always matter to France, Macron

by Naharnet Newsdesk 15 July 2022, 13:24

French Ambassador Anne Grillo has stressed the uniqueness of Lebanon and its importance to France and to President Emmanuel Macron, as it called for a verdict on the Beirut port blast.

Grillo said that France is contributing to reviving Lebanon through direct and indirect negotiations. She added that France has offered €200 million to Lebanon, since 2020.

"France supports Lebanon and the Lebanese," Grillo said, as she lauded the parliamentary elections that she considered as "a positive opportunity."

Source: Naharnet

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