French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Thursday at the start of an official visit following the warehouse explosion that killed over 100 people in the city.
“LEBANON IS NOT ALONE”
He was greeted on the tarmac by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun.
“The aim of the president’s visit is to belie the idea that Lebanon is alone, sunk and about to disappear,” an adviser to Macron said. “It will be an occasion to try to give hope to the Lebanese, tell them there’s a way, and that France is there to walk alongside them.”
The adviser said the trip was also “an opportunity to lay out clear foundations for a contract to rebuild Lebanon that is demanding with everyone and that prevents conflicts.”