His visit to Beirut comes exactly one month after the devastating explosion at the capital city's port. The blast shattered swathes of the city at a time when the country was already reeling from a political crisis, an economic meltdown and the coronavirus outbreak.
It comes after diplomat Mustafa Adib was named as the disaster-stricken country's new prime minister earlier this week. Speaking shortly after his appointment, Adib said he hoped to "hit the ground running" by swiftly implementing much-needed reforms and "put the country on a road to recovery." French President Emmanuel Macron was the first to visit the site of the explosion and, days later, set up a virtual donors conference where world leaders pledged around $298 million to help with the country's recovery effort. in additional aid to the country, while Germany has pledged an extra 20 million euros and France, 30 million euros.
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