French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian carried out his latest visit to Lebanon on May 28-29 at the sole request of President Emmanuel Macron, according to a diplomatic source.
“Le Drian, actually, did not want to come to Beirut as there was nothing new regarding the presidential elections and no change in political positions,” the source said.
Nonetheless, the visit could be of a certain significance since it took place on the eve of the American-French summit between Macron and US President Joe Biden, during which the latter called for the election of a president to save Lebanon from collapse.
Le Drian’s next visit to Lebanon awaits positive developments, a change in rigid positions, and a desire for an agreement. France, which has avoided blaming the Shiite duo (Amal-Hezbollah) for the obstruction of the election, favors holding a consultation session to agree on a third candidate without stopping at formalities.
“Le Drian, actually, did not want to come to Beirut as there was nothing new regarding the presidential elections and no change in political positions,” the source said.
Nonetheless, the visit could be of a certain significance since it took place on the eve of the American-French summit between Macron and US President Joe Biden, during which the latter called for the election of a president to save Lebanon from collapse.
Le Drian’s next visit to Lebanon awaits positive developments, a change in rigid positions, and a desire for an agreement. France, which has avoided blaming the Shiite duo (Amal-Hezbollah) for the obstruction of the election, favors holding a consultation session to agree on a third candidate without stopping at formalities.
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