France鈥檚 Macron says hoping for progress on Lebanon 鈥榳ithin next hours鈥�

French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 1, 2021. (File/Reuters)
Short Url

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he hoped there would be progress on the Lebanon crisis in the next hours.
鈥淲e will do all we can to re-engage the Gulf regions for the benefit of Lebanon... I hope the coming hours will allow us to make progress.鈥� Macron said during a visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Lebanon is facing a diplomatic crisis with Gulf states, spurred by a minister鈥檚 critical comments about the 黑料社区-led intervention in Yemen that prompted Riyadh, Bahrain and Kuwait to expel Lebanon鈥檚 top diplomats and recall their own envoys. The UAE withdrew its envoys.