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Macron announces new Lebanon 'reconstruction' conference in Paris

18 January 2025
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2025-01-18 11:27

France's President Emmanuel Macron Friday announced that Paris would in coming weeks host an international reconstruction conference after a war between militant group Hezbollah and Israel.

Lebanese prime minister faced the monumental task of forming a government to oversee reconstruction after a November ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war, and enact reforms to lift the country out of its worst economic crisis in history. 

Macron said "the international community must prepare for massive support to the reconstruction of infrastructure." Under the ceasefire deal, the Lebanese army must deploy alongside UN peacekeepers in the south of Lebanon as the Israeli army withdraws by January 26. With just over a week to go until the cut-off date, Macron called for accelerated implementation of the truce.

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