French President to support reconstruction of Lebanon on condition of new cabinet establishment and reform 7:57, September 2
French President Macron visited Lebanon in the Middle East, which suffered enormous damage from a large-scale explosion, and in response to the Cabinet's resignation to take responsibility for the explosion, it launched a new cabinet within two weeks and reformed. I showed the idea to support the reconstruction on the condition that I proceed.
A massive explosion in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, killed 190 people last month, and according to the World Bank, damage to homes and infrastructure could reach a maximum of $4.6 billion, or about JPY 490 billion in Japanese yen.
French President Macron, who has a close historical relationship with Lebanon, returned to Beirut on the 6th of the month immediately after the explosion, visited the reconstruction on the 1st, and exchanged opinions with political leaders.
In Lebanon, the Cabinet resigned last month in the form of taking responsibility for the explosion, and President Macron, who held a press conference, said that he would support the reconstruction on the condition that he would launch a new cabinet within two weeks and promote reform. ..
He also plans to hold a donors' meeting in France later this month.
In Lebanon, the economic crisis has become more serious, the recovery from the damage of the explosion has not progressed, and distrust of the government has increased.
Protests against the government took place in central Beirut on the 1st, with some of the participants throwing stones near parliament, while security forces fired teardrops, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. So far, 21 people have been injured.