France's FM visits Lebanon in show of 'support and solidarity' amid Middle East war

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut Thursday during a visit to Lebanon aimed at displaying France's "support and solidarity with the Lebanese people, dragged into a war they didn't choose", his ministry said. The visit comes as Israel continues strikes on its northern neighbour amid a spiralling war in the Middle East.

France's FM visits Lebanon in show of 'support and solidarity' amid Middle East war
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut Thursday during a visit to Lebanon aimed at displaying France's "support and solidarity with the Lebanese people, dragged into a war they didn't choose", his ministry said. The visit comes as Israel continues strikes on its northern neighbour amid a spiralling war in the Middle East.