French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to press for reforms as Lebanon faces major political and economic crises during his second visit to the country
Members of the Lebanese army and the French military ride in a zodiac past the damaged grain silo at the site of the massive blast in Beirut's port area, in Beirut on August 31, 2020.
Macron is at centre stage in international efforts to press Lebanese politicians to address the region's crippling financial crisis.Adib, a relatively unknown 48-year-old diplomat and close aide to former prime minister Najib Mikati, won vital political backing on Sunday from former Lebanese prime ministers including Saad al Hariri, who heads the biggest Sunni party, the Future Movement.
The president was expected to conclude consultations at 1015 GMT, according to the National News Agency.
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