Leaders 'owe their people the truth' about blast: Macron
Published: 04:08 PM,Aug 04,2021 | EDITED : 08:08 PM,Aug 04,2021
Franch President Emmanuel Macron at the Lebanon donors' conference at the Fort de Bregancon, at Bormes-Les-Mimosas, southern France, on Wednesday. - AFP
PARIS: Lebanon's leaders 'owe their people the truth' about the massive blast that claimed hundreds of lives in Beirut last year, French President Emmanuel Macron said on the anniversary of the disaster on Wednesday.
'I think that Lebanese leaders... owe their people the truth and transparency,' Macron said at the start of a UN-backed donor conference for Lebanon, which he is chairing over a video link-up with several world leaders.
Macron aims to raise at least $350 million in emergency aid for the battered Lebanese population.
US President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al Sissi and Lebanon's own President Michel Aoun are among the participants from around 40 countries and organisations, including the International Monetary Fund, at the conference.
'I think that Lebanese leaders... owe their people the truth and transparency,' Macron said at the start of a UN-backed donor conference for Lebanon, which he is chairing over a video link-up with several world leaders.
Macron aims to raise at least $350 million in emergency aid for the battered Lebanese population.
US President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al Sissi and Lebanon's own President Michel Aoun are among the participants from around 40 countries and organisations, including the International Monetary Fund, at the conference.