“There is no doubt that it will not be enough to provide only one urgent, emergency assistance for a short period to meet the urgent needs that arose after the explosion. Assistance is needed in the main Lebanese areas, such as the restoration of destroyed buildings in the capital, as well as assistance in the field of health care and education. Help with food supplies and the restoration of the Lebanese economy, "he said in an interview with RT.
In his opinion, Lebanon's development program should be long-term, based largely on reforms.
Earlier it was reported that the death toll in the explosion in the port of Beirut increased to 171.