Exclusive: France creates reform roadmap for crisis-ridden Lebanon


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  • Thursday, 27 Aug 2020

Members of the French military wear face masks during a joint effort with Lebanese army to clear the rubble from port of Beirut following the explosion, as part of a tour organized for media and journalists in Beirut, Lebanon August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has created a roadmap for Lebanese politicians outlining political and financial reforms needed to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises including an economic meltdown, according to a document seen by Reuters.

The two-page "concept paper" was delivered by the French ambassador to Beirut, a Lebanese political source said. A diplomatic source at Macron's Elysee office said no document has been given to Lebanese parties. A French Foreign Ministry official declined comment.

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