French FM: Paris will help Lebanon end political stalemate
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BEIRUT - France's foreign minister says his country will do everything in its power to help Lebanon emerge from its political stalemate.
Jean-Marc Ayrault, who is on a two-day visit to Beirut, told reporters on Tuesday that resolving Lebanon's two-year-old crisis is a must to help the country deal with the enormous security and economic challenges it faces.
Lebanon has been without a president since May 2014 because of deep divisions between its politicians, and both the Cabinet and the parliament have been paralyzed.
