US to provide $100 million in aid to Lebanon

MENA

Published: 2021-08-04 21:06

Last Updated: 2024-03-26 23:03


US to provide $100 million in aid to Lebanon
US to provide $100 million in aid to Lebanon

US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the US would provide $100 million in new humanitarian assistance to Lebanon, calling on Lebanese political officials to reform the economy and fight corruption.

European news agency Euronews quoted Biden as saying in a video message addressed to an international conference on Lebanon held Wednesday, "No foreign aid will be sufficient if Lebanon's leaders do not commit to completing the difficult work, and what is necessary to reform the economy and fight corruption."