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France says to host Lebanon conference December 11

Need for rapid formation of an effective and credible government, foreign ministry says



Demonstrators wave Lebanese national flags during ongoing anti-government protests at a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, October 23, 2019.
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Paris: France will host an international conference on Lebanon on Dec. 11, France’s foreign ministry said, adding that the meeting aimed to push Beirut to quickly create a government that could restore the economic situation in the country.

“This meeting should enable the international community to call for the rapid formation of an effective and credible government, which takes the necessary decisions to restore the economic situation and meets the aspirations expressed by the Lebanese people,” Foreign ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll told reporters in a daily online briefing.

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