Lebanon: Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joseph Aoun to Paris for Middle East talks

France 24 Thursday 17 September 2026, 08:48 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Paris for talks focused on Lebanon's security and wider Middle East tensions, with Jordan's King Abdullah II also taking part in the meeting. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago and Kethevane Gorjestani have the analysis from Paris. Keywords for this article

Lebanon (LOCATION) Emmanuel Macron (PERSON) Joseph Aoun (PERSON) Paris (LOCATION) Middle East (LOCATION) French (ORG) Lebanese (ORG) Jordan (PERSON) Abdullah II (PERSON) FRANCE (LOCATION) Luke Shrago (PERSON) Kethevane Gorjestani (PERSON)

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Lebanon: Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joseph Aoun to Paris for Middle East talks

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