France will bring to Lebanon within 12 months 100 million euros of "
new commitments, in direct support to the population
" and send 500,000 doses of vaccine against Covid-19 as of August, Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday August 4, at the start of an international conference to help the country plunged into crisis.
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This assistance will relate in particular to education, food needs and agriculture, announced the Head of State, by opening, from Fort de Brégançon (Var), this videoconference co-chaired by the UN, one year day for day after the explosion at the port of Beirut.
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The Lebanese leaders seem to be betting on rotting
" by blocking for months the formation of a government and the implementation of reforms, lamented French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, once again waving the threat of sanctions against them . "
I think it is a historical and moral fault
," said Emmanuel Macron. "
They should not doubt for a single second of our determination,
" he added, recalling the "
restrictive measures
" already taken against them and the "
sanctions regime
" established by the EU on Friday. "
The crisis in Lebanon is not a fluke, nor a fatality. It is the result of individual and collective bankruptcies and unjustifiable dysfunctions
, ”he added.