EU member states, Norway and Switzerland renew call for ‘fair and transparent’ probe into Beirut blast — statement

A general view shows the damage at the site of the blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. (File/Reuters)

• The countries urged Lebanese stakeholders to allow a “fair and transparent” probe into the Beirut port blast

BEIRUT: European Union member states, Norway and Switzerland on Friday urged Lebanese stakeholders to allow a “fair and transparent” probe into the Beirut port blast and refrain from “all acts of interference.”
The EU member states and the Swiss and Norwegian missions expressed in a joint statement grave concern about the current situation in Lebanon.
“We call on the Parliament to urgently elect a President who will unite the Lebanese people in the national interest, as a first step to restore the ability of the Lebanese state institutions to make decisions, both on the administrative and political level,” they said.