French president to open Lebanon support group meeting

PARIS - 7 December 2017: French President Emmanuel Macron will inaugurate on Friday the meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad el Hariri attending.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will co-chair the meeting aiming to garner the support of the international community for Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability and security.

Germany, China, the US, Italy, the UK, Russia, the EU, the Arab League, the World Bank, the UN Development Program and the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon will all take part in the meeting.