The Embassy of France in Lebanon denied in a statement on Saturday the words attributed to Ambassador Pierre Duquesne in an article published in today's issue of Al-Akhbar Newspaper, explaining that the "the Ambassador's statement was distorted and taken out of context."
The statement stressed that "France is exerting strong efforts to help Lebanon, precisely because it has all confidence in its ability to reform and meet future challenges.” "The commitments we made during the Cedre, Rome and Brussels conferences attest to our will to deepen our partnership with this country, which we consider as a key interlocutor and a model of coexistence in the region," the statement added.