Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday discussed the latest developments regarding the presidential file with a visiting French delegation, state-run National News Agency reported.
During the meeting, Jerome Bonnafont, the head of the Africa and Middle East department at the French foreign ministry, told Geagea that “France is worried over the economic and social situations in Lebanon, which have reached the brink of collapse,” NNA said.
“He also said that his visit is aimed at exploring the political leaders' stances to determine if it is possible to elect a president in the upcoming electoral session,” the agency added.
The French visitor stressed that “France will always stand by Lebanon in order to strengthen security and stability, combat terror and support the economy.”
Talks also tackled the regional situations, especially the developments in Syria and the international-backed campaign to recapture Iraq's Mosul from the hands of the Islamic State jihadist group.
According to NNA, Bonnafont's 48-hour visit to Lebanon is a completion of the visit that French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault paid to the country in June and he is scheduled to meet with several other political leaders.