The French president is scheduled to meet prime ministerial nominee Nouf Salam and newly elected President Joseph Aoun.
During a press conference at Baabda Palace, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun conveyed a hopeful message to French President Emmanuel Macron. "I hope you will testify to the entire world that the Lebanese people's trust in their country and state has been restored and that the world's confidence in Lebanon must fully return because the true and genuine Lebanon has revived,
New developments following the election of Western-backed Joseph Aoun as president perhaps offer hope for generating political momentum and restoring the international community's confidence in Lebanon.
Accusations were leveled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allowed France's reentry into the Lebanon ceasefire deal in exchange for reduced enforcement of the International ...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the "crucial election" by Lebanese lawmakers of army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacuum at the top, calling his victory an opportunity for reform in the country.
French leader Emmanuel Macron is due to visit Lebanon on Friday, both countries said, in the second such trip by a head of state since Lebanon elected a president last week.
The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from Israel amid skepticism
France plans to hold a conference on Syria in Paris on Feb. 13, the French presidency said in a statement on Thursday.
UN chief meets newly-elected Joseph Aoun in Beirut, hails 'new chapter of peace'; Hezbollah chief urges government to confront Israel over 'more than hundreds' of violations
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France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.