par This Is Beirut, 09/02 11:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jean-Yves Le Drian, the former French Foreign Minister and President Emmanuel Macron’s Special Envoy to Lebanon, is expected in Cairo on Saturday for a meeting on Sunday with Egyptian officials to resume the Quintet mission, which consists of assisting Lebanon in electing a president of the republic. As reported by Asharq Al-Awsat, Le Drian ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/02 07:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
No new initiatives or proposals seem to be looming on the horizon from the members of the Quintet Committee (the United States, Saudi Arabia, France, Qatar and Egypt) regarding Lebanon. Sources suggest that the Committee's ambassadors' meeting at the French Ambassador’s residence (Résidence des Pins) will not stray from the format of mere ...
par Samar Kadi, 23/05 19:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French presidential envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian is scheduled to arrive in Beirut on Tuesday to kickstart a new phase of the process aimed at opening the way for the election of a president of the Republic. According to a Western diplomatic source, Le Drian’s visit, the first in more than five months, comes after two obstacles that were ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 23/05 23:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian's forthcoming mission, Tuesday in Beirut, won't be decisive. Rather, its main objective is to launch a new phase in the ongoing efforts to resolve the presidential deadlock. One of the key steps of Le Drian’s 24-hour visit will be his Wednesday meeting at the Pine Residence with the National Moderation Bloc’s ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/05 15:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the second day of his visit to Lebanon, the French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, met Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday in Ain el-Tineh. Berri reiterated his call “to initate consultations on one subject, the election of a President of the Republic, without preconditions.” Emphasizing his adherence to the French ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 04/06 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Jean-Yves Le Drian’s warnings fell on deaf ears among Lebanese officials. Neither his 2020 visit following the Beirut port explosion, when he warned of Lebanon’s demise, nor the recent statement he made during his last visit to Lebanon, succeeded to instigate any changes amongst the obstructive political forces towards reviewing their ...
par Michel Touma, 05/06 11:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Was the recent conciliation mission in Beirut on May 28 and 29 by Jean-Yves Le Drian, President Emmanuel Macron's special envoy to Lebanon, a complete failure? Most local political commentators quickly concluded that it was. However, they may have been too hasty, as the answer to this question largely depends on the expectations set for ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 07/06 11:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, is expected to return to Lebanon in the forthcoming days, as part of an apparent three-pronged dynamic: local, regional and Western. The primary aim of this dynamic is to untie the Gordian knot represented by the consultations supposed to lead to a form of consensus for the election of a new ...
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par This Is Beirut, 24/09 14:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian reaffirmed France’s unwavering support for Lebanon on Tuesday, stressing that France stands by Lebanon “in all circumstances.” His statement came during meetings with key Lebanese officials to address the country’s ongoing crises. Le Drian began his tour at the Grand Serail, meeting with ...
