Presidential candidate Macron says France to focus on political solution for Syria

Record ID: 165501

  • Title: Presidential candidate Macron says France to focus on political solution for Syria
  • Date: 24th January 2017
  • Summary: BEIRUT, LEBANON (JANUARY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF LEBANESE GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING: THE GRAND SERAIL VARIOUS OF LEBANESE FLAG ON TOP OF THE GRAND SERAIL BUILDING VARIOUS OF FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, EMMANUEL MACRON, MEETING WITH LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER, SAAD AL-HARIRI VARIOUS OF MACRON AND HARIRI DURING MEETING MACRON WALKING TO HALL TO ADDRESS JOURNALISTS LEBANESE FLAGS (SOUNDBITE) (French) FORMER FRENCH ECONOMY MINISTER AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, EMMANUEL MACRON, SAYING: "We have then discussed the situation of the refugees, the Syrian crisis and the security, political and economical issues of the region. In this context, I was able to repeat to Mr. Prime Minister (Saad al-Hariri) my commitment to bring an inclusive political solution to the Syrian crisis, which is the only credible and sustainable solution for the refugees crisis - and that is where I see the obvious role for France."
  • Embargoed: 7th February 2017 15:04
  • Keywords: Lebanon France Emmanuel Macron Saad al-Hariri Michel Aoun French presidential election
  • Location: BEIRUT AND BAABDA, LEBANON
  • City: BEIRUT AND BAABDA, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00160FYIBR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MUTE AND MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
    French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said in a meeting with Lebanese leaders on Tuesday (January 24) that under him France would fully commit to help reach an inclusive political solution to end the Syrian conflict.
    Macron, a former French economy minister, met Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on his second day of visit in Beirut.
    The previous day he addressed French expatriates in the country as well as students at ESA (Ecole Superieure des Affaires).
    Conservative Francois Fillon is the frontrunner in France's presidential election in opinion polls but his ratings have dropped slightly and surveys predict an increasingly tight race between him, far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen and independent centrist Macron.
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