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Macron reportedly cautions Trump about sanctions against Hezbollah

8 August 2020, 7:19 pm
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French President Emmanuel Macron told US President Donald Trump on Friday that US sanctions against the Hezbollah terror group are counterproductive, the Reuters news agency reports, citing a French official.

Macron told Trump the US should “reinvest” in rebuilding Lebanon, ahead of a conference France is hosting on aid to Lebanon which Trump will participate in.

France has longstanding, friendly ties to Lebanon, and Macron was the first foreign head of state to visit Beirut after the blast. He urged government reforms and said he wanted to coordinate international assistance to Lebanon.

The US started shipping aid to Lebanon on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, visits the devastated site of the explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, August 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

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