02:09French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Monday, for his second visit to Lebanon in a month after Beirut was rocked by two port explosions on August 4, killing at least 190 people, injuring 6,500, and displacing over 300,000.
Macron was seen desceding the plan, before being greeted by President of Lebanon Michel Aoun.
Macron is scheduled to meet Lebanon’s top officials and follow up on their progress in terms of reforms and reconstruction efforts following the port blasts that devastated the city.
The blasts triggered violent protests which forced the previous cabinet to resign.
On Monday, Lebanon's former ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib was assigned by President Michel Aoun to form the new government.
Macron’s visit comes on the centennial of the declaration of the State of Greater Lebanon, modern Lebanon's predecessor, by French General Henri Gouraud, and the establishment of Beirut as its capital.
Lebanon: Macron arrives in Beirut for his second visit since port blasts
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Monday, for his second visit to Lebanon in a month after Beirut was rocked by two port explosions on August 4, killing at least 190 people, injuring 6,500, and displacing over 300,000.
Macron was seen desceding the plan, before being greeted by President of Lebanon Michel Aoun.
Macron is scheduled to meet Lebanon’s top officials and follow up on their progress in terms of reforms and reconstruction efforts following the port blasts that devastated the city.
The blasts triggered violent protests which forced the previous cabinet to resign.
On Monday, Lebanon's former ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib was assigned by President Michel Aoun to form the new government.
Macron’s visit comes on the centennial of the declaration of the State of Greater Lebanon, modern Lebanon's predecessor, by French General Henri Gouraud, and the establishment of Beirut as its capital.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Monday, for his second visit to Lebanon in a month after Beirut was rocked by two port explosions on August 4, killing at least 190 people, injuring 6,500, and displacing over 300,000.
Macron was seen desceding the plan, before being greeted by President of Lebanon Michel Aoun.
Macron is scheduled to meet Lebanon’s top officials and follow up on their progress in terms of reforms and reconstruction efforts following the port blasts that devastated the city.
The blasts triggered violent protests which forced the previous cabinet to resign.
On Monday, Lebanon's former ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib was assigned by President Michel Aoun to form the new government.
Macron’s visit comes on the centennial of the declaration of the State of Greater Lebanon, modern Lebanon's predecessor, by French General Henri Gouraud, and the establishment of Beirut as its capital.