Jean-Noel Barrot to ‘L'Orient-Le Jour’: No one in the region has an interest in Lebanon's collapse
The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, addresses the key issues of the International Conference in support of the Lebanese population and the country’s sovereignty, which is being held this Thursday in Paris.
OLJ / Interview conducted by Caroline HAYEK, from Paris,
24 October 2024 11:24
The Paris Conference’s main goal is to raise several hundred million dollars to address the humanitarian crisis related to the displacement of more than 1.3 million people. Have ‘Lebanon's friends’ met your expectations?Lebanon needs France today, and France will not abandon Lebanon. It's a friendly country that was fragile before the start of Israel's ground operations and is now in a dramatic situation. As you mentioned: hundreds of thousands displaced, tens of thousands injured, thousands of civilian deaths (including two of our compatriots), and a Lebanese society threatened by inter-confessional tensions and the strain the war puts on the healthcare system. This pressure extends to the education system, as schools are occupied by displaced people seeking refuge. Faced with all this, we had to act. That’s why the President of the...
The Paris Conference’s main goal is to raise several hundred million dollars to address the humanitarian crisis related to the displacement of more than 1.3 million people. Have ‘Lebanon's friends’ met your expectations?Lebanon needs France today, and France will not abandon Lebanon. It's a friendly country that was fragile before the start of Israel's ground operations and is now in a dramatic situation. As you mentioned: hundreds of thousands displaced, tens of thousands injured, thousands of civilian deaths (including two of our compatriots), and a Lebanese society threatened by inter-confessional tensions and the strain the war puts on the healthcare system. This pressure extends to the education system, as schools are occupied by displaced people seeking refuge. Faced with all this, we had to act. That’s why the President of...