Lebanese PM after Macron talks: France working to reduce escalation after Aramco attack

Record ID: 1433111

  • Title: Lebanese PM after Macron talks: France working to reduce escalation after Aramco attack
  • Date: 20th September 2019
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 20, 2019) (AGENCY POOL) LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER, SAAD AL-HARIRI, LISTENING TO JOURNALIST DURING NEWS BRIEFING REPUBLICAN GUARDS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER, SAAD AL-HARIRI, SAYING: "The (French) president is working to reduce the escalation in the region, and hopefully, especially after the escalation that happened lately." REPUBLICAN GUARDS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER, SAAD AL-HARIRI, SAYING: "The Aramco crisis is a very dangerous crisis, and we shouldn't take it lightly. It is not just a passing incident. What happened in Aramco took things to a new phase of escalation. We hope that there won't be a further escalation, and the kingdom reserves the right to respond whichever way it deems because this has been an attack on its own territory and own sovereignty, and every country has the right to respond." (JOURNALIST ASKING: "Has there been a French role?") (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER, SAAD AL-HARIRI, SAYING: "Surely, the French role is constant and following this matter in order to reduce the escalation that is happening." NEWS CONFERENCE ENDING, HARIRI WALKING TOWARDS CAR HARIRI GETTING INTO CAR CONVOY LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 4th October 2019 12:00
  • Keywords: France Emmanuel Macron Lebanon Saad al-Hariri Saudi oil installations Aramco attack
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AXGQFD3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:France is working to "reduce the escalation" following an attack on Saudi oil installations, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Friday (September 20) following talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
    "The French role is constant and following this matter in order to reduce the escalation that is happening," Hariri said.
    France has been scrambling with its European partners to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran for months, but last weekend's attack has jeopardized those efforts, diplomats have said.
    The Trump administration and Saudi Arabia have pointed the finger at Iran for the Sept. 14 raids, which hit the world's biggest crude oil processing facility and initially knocked out half of Saudi output.
    (Production: Ardee Napolitano, Pascale Antonie)
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