Macron: "it is the future of Lebanon, its people and the region that is at stake"

Before the start of the donors' conference, Emmanuel Macron took the floor. He calls for " acting quickly and effectively " so that aid " goes very directly " to the Lebanese population. And to add: " the time for awakening and action has come ".

" Neither violence nor chaos should prevail, " warns the French president. The Head of State also called on the Lebanese authorities to " act so that the country does not sink and to respond to the aspirations that the Lebanese people are legitimately expressing right now in the streets of Beirut ".

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