Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 9, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Russia says Aoun election is a chance for stability; Germany says it’s a chance for reform
Russia says it welcomes the election of a new president of Lebanon, which it hopes will bring political stability to the country.
The foreign ministry in a statement says the election of army chief Joseph Aoun “opened up the prospect of strengthening internal political stability in Lebanon and righting the country’s complex social and economic position.”
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Aoun’s election is a chance for “reforms and change” in the war-ravaged country.
“After many years of crisis and stagnation, this is a moment of opportunity to bring about reforms and change,” Baerbock says on social media platform X. “Germany stands by the side of the people of Lebanon on the way forward.”
