French Ambassador to Lebanon Emmanuel Bonne briefed Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on Wednesday on his country's preparations for hosting a meeting for the International Support Group for Lebanon, state-run National News Agency reported.
During the talks, Bonne stressed the importance of “electing a new president for the regularization of the political life and the work of state institutions in Lebanon in a manner that would allow the international community to help Lebanon address its economic crises and the Syrian refugee crisis,” NNA said.
The Bonne-Mashnouq meeting comes a day after a New York meeting between French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Tammam Salam.