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UNBELIEVABLE: Macron hosts lebanon s president reiterating french support for sovereignty - Caught on Camera

France's President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by Lebanon's new President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda on 17 January, 2025. © AFP - Anwar Amro

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, in Paris on Friday, a visit he says signals France's full commitment to Lebanon's "recovery" and "sovereignty". The country's new government is facing a crippling economic crisis, as well as the need to rebuild after the recent Israeli-Hezbollah war.

Aoun's visit to Paris will be the second in-person meeting between the two leaders, following Macron's visit to Beirut on 17 January, underlining a determination on both sides to boost bilateral relations.

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