France and the United States on Thursday called on Lebanese politicians to form a new government and present the conclusions of the investigations into the Beirut bombing, in a statement intended to show unity between the two alliances.
Under the administration of former US president Donald Trump, Paris and Washington had differences about their foreign policy on Lebanon. While Trump supported a French campaign to resolve the crisis in Lebanon, he opposed efforts to bring in the fully armed Hezbollah group and which Washington marks a terrorist group.
The statement was signed by both French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, newly appointed by President Joe Biden who took office on January 22nd.
“The six-month commemoration of this landmark event underlines the urgent and urgent need for Lebanese officials to finally implement their commitment to creating a reliable and effective government and working towards the reforms. necessary, “he said.