PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political elite who needed to quickly implement a new government to implement crucial reforms for the country.

“The international community will not sign a blank cheque if the they (Lebanese authorities) don’t put in place the reforms. They must do it quickly…because the risk today is the disappearance of Lebanon,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told RTL radio.

(Reporting by John Irish. Editing by Jane Merriman)

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