Western and Arab officials to meet on Lebanon in early February

France’s Presidency and Foreign Ministry are preparing for a meeting on Lebanon between foreign ministry advisers and directors from the U.S., France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, a media report said.

“French President Emmanuel Macron will not let the situations collapse without acting, that’s why the next stage of the meetings will also bring together countries that care for the Lebanese file, including European countries and Jordan,” a senior French source told Annahar newspaper in remarks published Friday.

“The first meeting will be held in early February and will later be upgraded to a ministerial level in order to up the pressure,” the source added.

The source also said that the meetings would not only focus on the need to elect a new Lebanese president but would also put on the table all the developments and anything that can be done to exert pressure.