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France to give 100 mn euros to Lebanon aid: Macron

Published: 24 Oct 2024 - 12:28 pm | Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024 - 12:58 pm
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron pose for a group photo during an international press conference in support of Lebanon, in Paris on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Alain Jocard / POOL / AFP)

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron pose for a group photo during an international press conference in support of Lebanon, in Paris on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Alain Jocard / POOL / AFP)

AFP

Paris: France will give aid worth 100 million euros to Lebanon, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday at an international conference on the country.
"France will contribute 100 million euros" towards a 500-million-euro ($540-million) target for aid to displaced people, Macron said, adding: "The war must end as soon as possible."