Éléonore Caroit, French deputy minister, together with Ghassan Salamé (right), Minister of Culture, in Byblos, on June 19. (Credit: National News Agency)
Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad Éléonore Caroit is behind a rather unusual diplomatic initiative: to visit Lebanon with her British and Qatari counterparts on an official mission to jointly assess, with the Lebanese authorities, the needs of a country at war. Those needs range from humanitarian assistance and accommodating students whose schools have been damaged, protecting heritage sites and supporting reconstruction efforts. But above all, the visit aimed to deliver a shared political message: support for the Lebanese state and its sovereignty in the face of pressures from both Hezbollah and Israel.“We need a sovereign Lebanon,” she said during a meeting with the press, including L’Orient-Le Jour, Friday at the Pine Residence (official home of French ambassador), on the...
Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad Éléonore Caroit is behind a rather unusual diplomatic initiative: to visit Lebanon with her British and Qatari counterparts on an official mission to jointly assess, with the Lebanese authorities, the needs of a country at war. Those needs range from humanitarian assistance and accommodating students whose schools have been damaged, protecting heritage sites and supporting reconstruction efforts. But above all, the visit aimed to deliver a shared political message: support for the Lebanese state and its sovereignty in the face of pressures from both Hezbollah and Israel.“We need a sovereign Lebanon,” she said during a meeting with the press, including L’Orient-Le Jour, Friday at the Pine Residence (official home of French ambassador), on...
