France's intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, buttressing French President Emmanuel Macron's bid to pull the country out of a devastating economic crisis.
Bernard Emie, director general of France's external intelligence service, the Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure (DGSE), has been in contact with Lebanese officials on the issues discussed during Macron's recent visit, three Lebanese officials said.
Emie, the French ambassador to Lebanon from 2004 to 2007, was appointed DGSE head shortly after Macron took office in 2017.
Emie is among several French officials following up with Lebanese factions. Others include Emmanuel Bonne, Macron's chief diplomatic adviser and another former envoy to Beirut, the sources said.
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