French FM visits Lebanon to send message of ‘great firmness’ to bickering politicians
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met with President Michel Aoun, who briefed him on the stalled efforts to form a government.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Beirut on Thursday for talks focused on assembling a new Lebanese government that can save the former French colony from financial meltdown.
Ahead of his visit, Le Drian wrote on Twitter that he would send a “message of great firmness” to those blocking the formation of the government, reminding them of France’s solidarity with the Lebanese people.
"Firmness in the face of those hindering the formation of a government: we have taken national action, and this is just the start," Le Drian tweeted Wednesday.
On Thursday, the French diplomat met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda and was briefed on the government formation process.
