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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

France Says to ‘Act Together’ with US to Pressure Lebanon Officials behind Crisis

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R) welcomes US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he arrives for a meeting at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on June 25, 2021. (AFP)

France and the United States have agreed to act together to put pressure on Lebanese officials responsible for the political and economic crisis gripping the country, the French foreign minister said Friday.

“We have decided to act together to put pressure on those responsible. We know who they are,” Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told a news conference with US counterpart Antony Blinken in Paris.

“We need to see real leadership in Beirut,” Blinken added.

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