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French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is due to visit Beirut on Thursday, Reuters
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is due to visit Beirut on Thursday, Reuters
French foreign minister to meet Lebanese politicians in Beirut
Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit comes one week after he announced a travel ban on those blocking formation of a government in Lebanon