Speaker Nabih Berri received Jean-Christophe Carret, the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the World Bank, at Ain al-Tineh for a meeting focused on the post-war reconstruction of regions devastated by Israeli airstrikes.
The discussions particularly addressed projects and programs planned within this framework, including the clearing of destroyed areas, as well as the rehabilitation of infrastructure, hospitals and schools.
The World Bank is expected to play a pivotal role, which Berri and Carret reviewed.
Carret shared with his host the World Bank's desire to engage alongside the Lebanese government in this project to “ensure the smooth progress, implementation and sustainability of the work.”
In turn, Speaker Berri, who inquired about the details of the plan proposed by the World Bank, stated that it should include “the rehabilitation of agricultural lands devastated by the conflict, as well as providing loans to farmers, industrialists and SMEs to help them recover before the end of the year.”
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