٠٠:٠٠:٥٨German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Baabda on Wednesday, as he visited Lebanon in the wake of the recent Beirut port explosions.
The German government has pledged €20 million ($23.5 million) in aid to Lebanon, with Maas giving a €1 million ($1.18 million) cheque to the Lebanese Red Cross upon his arrival to the country.
Last week's explosions killed least 200 people, injured thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless, with Lebanon's government subsequently resigning in the face of protests.
The blasts are thought to have been caused by the still unexplained ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical material which was reportedly stored without precautionary measures at the port, according to the former prime minister Hassan Diab.
Lebanon: German FM Maas meets with Pres. Aoun in wake of Beirut blasts
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Baabda on Wednesday, as he visited Lebanon in the wake of the recent Beirut port explosions.
The German government has pledged €20 million ($23.5 million) in aid to Lebanon, with Maas giving a €1 million ($1.18 million) cheque to the Lebanese Red Cross upon his arrival to the country.
Last week's explosions killed least 200 people, injured thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless, with Lebanon's government subsequently resigning in the face of protests.
The blasts are thought to have been caused by the still unexplained ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical material which was reportedly stored without precautionary measures at the port, according to the former prime minister Hassan Diab.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Baabda on Wednesday, as he visited Lebanon in the wake of the recent Beirut port explosions.
The German government has pledged €20 million ($23.5 million) in aid to Lebanon, with Maas giving a €1 million ($1.18 million) cheque to the Lebanese Red Cross upon his arrival to the country.
Last week's explosions killed least 200 people, injured thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless, with Lebanon's government subsequently resigning in the face of protests.
The blasts are thought to have been caused by the still unexplained ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical material which was reportedly stored without precautionary measures at the port, according to the former prime minister Hassan Diab.