Donald Trump announced Friday that he would participate in an international video conference of donors in support of Lebanon, whose capital Beirut was devastated by a deadly explosion, on Sunday.
" We will be doing a video conference on Sunday with President Macron, the leaders of Lebanon and leaders from other places in the world, " the US president tweeted.
“ Everyone wants to help! He added, mentioning that he spoke in the morning with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the initiative of the meeting.
The European institutions will also participate in this donors' conference organized to mobilize emergency humanitarian aid for the people of Beirut.
If the conference had first actually been announced for Sunday by the European Commission, this date had finally not been confirmed so far, because of the number of speakers to contact.
The White House also said that the US president spoke by telephone on Friday with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun, to whom Donald Trump reiterated the commitment of " continued support " from the United States " to Lebanese people ”.
Donald Trump " has pledged to continue US aid by delivering emergency supplies to meet health and humanitarian needs during these difficult times ," said the White House. The United States sent " three large planes " filled with medical equipment, water and food, detailed Donald Trump on Twitter, adding that medical personnel and technicians were also " on the way ".
A fire on Tuesday in a warehouse where 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six years at the port of Beirut caused a huge explosion that left at least 154 dead, more than 5,000 injured, dozens of missing and hundreds of thousands of homeless, according to the latest report.
