Lebanon at ‘risk of disappearing’, French minister warns

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PARIS, Aug 27, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Lebanon is at “risk of disappearing”, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday, urging emergency reforms.

“The risk today is of Lebanon disappearing so these measures have to be taken,” he told RTL radio ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s return visit to Beirut next week to push reform and reconstruction after the devastating port blast.