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In Beirut, Macron says Lebanese leaders need to hear “home truths” BEIRUT/PARIS, August 6 President Emmanuel Macron offered France’s support for the Lebanese people on Thursday on a visit to Beirut following a huge warehouse blast, but said crisis-hit Lebanon...

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Updated At : 11:52 AM Aug 07, 2020 IST

In Beirut, Macron says Lebanese leaders need to hear “home truths”

BEIRUT/PARIS, August 6

President Emmanuel Macron offered France’s support for the Lebanese people on Thursday on a visit to Beirut following a huge warehouse blast, but said crisis-hit Lebanon would “continue to sink” unless its leaders carry out reforms. Macron was the first foreign leader to visit the Lebanese capital since the explosion on Tuesday that killed at least 145 people. France has long sought to support its former colony and has sent emergency aid since the blast, but is worried about endemic corruption and has pressed for reforms as a financial crisis deepened in the Middle East country. Reuters

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