May interference and interests not hinder the rebirth of Lebanon

“Let us help Lebanon to find its way out of this serious crisis! Let us help its people not to lose hope, and let us give the Lebanese a chance to be the protagonists of a better future in their land without undue interference”. Reiterating the Pope’s appeal, on Wednesday, 4 August, Msgr Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States, addressed participants in an international conference held in Paris. The following is the English text of his discourse. Mr. President, Excellencies, Dear Delegates, I would like to thank the French Government, in particular President Emmanuel Macron, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. António Guterres, for promoting this initiative in favor of Lebanon one year after the tragic explosion at the Port of Beirut that led to so many victims and ...