BEIRUT, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- French Ambassador to Lebanon Bruno Foucher on Tuesday urged Lebanon to form a new "active" government very soon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
"We want to stand by Lebanon but to be able to do so, we need an active government that is assuming its role and we hope that it will be formed very soon," Foucher was quoted as saying.
Foucher's remarks came during a ceremony held at the Residence des Pins in memory of the 58 French soldiers who were killed in the Drakkar building bombing in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983.
Foucher paid tribute to the 58 French soldiers who "honorably lost their lives to serve peace in Lebanon."
The ambassador also reaffirmed France's full commitment to establishing a free, sovereign, united and peaceful Lebanon capable of facing current economic and security challenges.
Lebanon has failed to form a government since the parliamentary elections in May, due to the rifts among rival parties over the share of cabinet posts.
