Saudi Arabia, France pledge aid to Lebanon for food, health sectors
Some countries have been reluctant to provide aid to crisis-stricken Lebanon without the government's implementation of economic reforms.
Saudi Arabia and France announced new assistance to Lebanon today as the economic and political crisis in the country continues.
The Saudi government’s humanitarian organization KSrelief signed an agreement with the French Foreign Ministry for Riyadh to provide 36 million euros ($38.2 million) to Lebanon. The money will go towards food, nutrition and health, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
France will provide an additional 30 million euros ($31.8 million) in aid to humanitarian and development projects in Lebanon, the French embassy in Beirut said in a tweet last night.
The aid is in keeping with the guidelines agreed upon by French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year. One recipient of the funds will be a hospital in Tripoli, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
