European diplomatic sources revealed to "al-Jumhuriya" that a series of messages have been sent from the French and members of EU countries to leaders in Lebanon, alerting them that international conditions are highly complicated due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and its overall negative effects worldwide. Lebanon, in its current state, is facing very difficult circumstances, being closer to falling into a devastating catastrophe. Thus, Lebanon must adopt measures that can fortify itself, specifically:
First, Lebanese leaders must primarily take the initiative to spare Lebanon from any disruptions following President Michel Aoun's term. The first urgent step required is to form a government.
Second, the following step is to elect a President of the Republic, and the Lebanese parliament must fulfill its role in this respect by translating the consensus among the Lebanese on a trusted individual to assume the presidency, opening a path for Lebanon with the new presidential term to advance toward resolution.
The diplomatic sources concluded by stating: "Lebanese people must feel that they have a significant responsibility for their country, not to repeat all previous failures they regretfully fell into due to not heeding international advice to follow rescue and reform steps, but rather to take advantage of this opportunity as a means to cross out of the crisis. Otherwise, under the prevailing conditions in Lebanon specifically, failing to seize this opportunity will result in costly consequences for Lebanon across various sectors, and Lebanon will not be able to emerge from them. Hence, we urge the Lebanese to extricate their country from the sinking ship and let it drown alone."
