During his meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Nagib Mikati at the Elysée Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his dissatisfaction with the disproportionate role US envoy Amos Hochstein is playing in Lebanon.

According to French officials, the American envoy’s mission was limited to the demarcation of land borders and the implementation of UNSCR 1701. However, Hochstein expanded his mission to include the Lebanese presidential election. This is why Macron requested that his emissary in Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, communicate and coordinate with Hochstein. Le Drian traveled to Washington on more than one occasion for this purpose. In a return visit to Paris, Hochstein ensured coordination and cooperation in following up on the Franco-American declaration regarding Lebanon.

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