Kouchner in Lebanon Next Week in Support of Democracy
France”s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is scheduled to visit Beirut July 9 and 10 and Damascus on July 11 and 12 to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues.
A French Foreign Ministry Spokesman from the Quai d”Orsay said on Friday that the Lebanon visit aims "to support the dynamism of democracy as seen during the recent elections."
"We await the formation of government," he said, adding that France is not involved in the process and that its up to the Lebanese to decide on their government.
To this end Kouchner will meet with various political leaders in Beirut.
In Syria, Kouchner will hold meetings to work on "building new relations" between France and Syria, French Foreign Ministry Spokesman said adding that discussions are to cover bilateral relations and major regional stakes without interfering in the internal affairs of regional states.
Kouchner is to also chair the annual Regional French ambassadors meeting in Damascus.