France, Qatar deliver urgent aid to Lebanon, French foreign minister says | Politics News | The Round Table France and Qatar delivered urgent humanitarian facilitate to Lebanon on Tuesday, France’s foreign minister said, as Paris pushes for broader humanitarian efforts and a ceasefire in the country.
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“If we don’t do anything, then Lebanon tomorrow could resemble what Syria has become,” Jean-Noel Barrot informed lawmakers in parliament.
“[That is], a hub of instability for smuggling, terrorism and a point of departure for an enormous migration of civilians seeking refuge in Europe.”
French and Qatari military planes delivered some 27 metric tonnes of medicines and necessities, including blankets and hygiene kits, diplomatic sources said, verbalising on condition of anonymity.
Paris has historical ties with Lebanon and has been working with the United States in trying to achieve a ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country.
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Those speaks stalled at the terminal of September when Israel heavily bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing longtime Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. It has since launched a ground abhorrent displacing thousands of people.
Tuesday’s Franco-Qatari assist aims to uphold local assist groups to assist the wounded and displaced.
The two sides must accept the ceasefire proposal, Barrot said, to “give peace and negotiations a chance to guarantee the sovereignty of Lebanon and security for Israel”.
France is also working to put together a conference on Lebanon soon that will centre around three pillars: humanitarian aid, reinforcing the Lebanese army and conferring the political vacuum in the country, Barrot said.
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Published 10/9/2024