USAID administrator Samantha Power noted that “political paralysis does not help and there are no economic reforms to unlock investment in Lebanon unless there is a government, so politicians have to move much faster to put interest. of people at the top of their priorities “.
He stressed, in an interview with the LBCI channel, that “the United States of America cares about the issue of the Lebanese and has made an additional commitment of approximately 72 million dollars in humanitarian aid to the Lebanese people and some refugees”, explaining that “the US Agency for International Development and we are fortunate to work in partnership with the Lebanese”. Not just to provide assistance, but to make investments to ensure the resilience of food security “.
Power stressed: “Lebanon relies heavily on imports and we are trying to invest in Lebanon’s own feed production, so that it does not have to endure high feed prices from abroad”, stressing in another context that “in maritime border demarcation agreement, the United States never gave up on you, you invested diplomatically and I hope you played a constructive role behind the scenes. “
He stated that “there is a long list of reforms that the International Monetary Fund has deemed necessary to release US $ 3 billion and beyond that the independence of the judiciary and the path to self-improvement will lead Lebanon to put an end to corruption, and felt that “there are steps that can be taken. The provisional government and it must act urgently, there is a need for leadership and a permanent structure and I believe that a provisional government is better than no government. “
