Opening remarks by HRVP Mogherini, at the joint press conference with Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon

On the 26 January 2017, the High Representative for the European Union, Frederica Mogherini visited Lebanon. During her visit, she met Gebran Bassil, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon to reaffirm the support of the European Union for Lebanon.

She outlined that this support is on one hand a political support to accompany the peace process and the democratic procedures and on the other hand a migration support to help Lebanon to tackle with the arrival of refugees. On this topic, she reminded that the European Union gave more than 1.1 billion euros to Lebanon, out of which about 800 million dedicated specifically to the support of the Syrian refugees and the Lebanese hosting communities.

She also outlined that she wanted to continue this strong partnership with the new government in its entirety, with the Parliament, with the President of Lebanon.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Lebanon and the EU https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/1417/lebanon-and-eu_en

ESO: Background information: EU and Lebanon adopt partnership priorities and compact http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-and-lebanon-adopt-partnership-priorities-and-compact/

ESO: Background information: Lebanon: Council adopts conclusions http://www.europeansources.info/record/lebanon-council-adopts-conclusions/

ESO: Background information: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the formation of a new government in Lebanon http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-by-the-high-representative-vice-president-federica-mogherini-on-the-formation-of-a-new-government-in-lebanon/

ESO: Background information: Remarks by HRVP Mogherini following her meeting with Mr Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon http://www.europeansources.info/record/remarks-by-hrvp-mogherini-following-her-meeting-with-mr-saad-hariri-prime-minister-of-lebanon/

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