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FigaroVox week - France alongside Lebanon

2020-08-07T17:28:32.095Z


In the aftermath of the disaster that devastated Beirut, Emmanuel Macron went there. We know how much, despite the upheavals of recent decades, France and Lebanon still maintain deep and special ties. Every Saturday, find the FigaroVox selection: decoding, points of view and controversies.


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On his arrival in Beirut on July 27, 1941, the leader of Free France, Charles de Gaulle, declared: “The Lebanese were the only people whose heart never stopped beating to the rhythm of the heart of the France."

Of course, time has passed, but the day after the double explosion that devastated the heart of the Lebanese capital, Emmanuel Macron also went to the land of the Cedars. “When countries are going through such dire situations, friendly countries are responsible for providing that help and speaking out. President Macron does not come to lead Lebanon, but shows that he shares the desire of the population for this “new political pact”, ” argues Mgr Pascal Gollnisch in an interview with FigaroVox.

If the situation is a real cataclysm for the Lebanese, it is because the tragedy that occurred on August 4 is added to a structural crisis, which paralyzes the country's economy: “The economic situation, regional, national and international, leads at

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Source: lefigaro

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