Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi, received this Wednesday in Bkerke the French Ambassador to Lebanon, Anne Grillo, accompanied by the Embassy Counselor, Jean-Francois Guillaume.

The ambassador conveyed to his Beatitude a message from French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in which the latter affirmed his great appreciation for “the efforts and initiatives undertaken by Patriarch Rahi to save Lebanon from collapse.”

Grillo also briefed her host on the atmosphere that surrounded the meetings Le Drian held with Lebanese officials during his most recent visit to Lebanon.