France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UN chief António Guterres were in Lebanon on Friday on separate trips in a show of support for the country after the parliament recently elected a new President and Prime Minister-designate,

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Lebanon, a former French protectorate, to meet with its new leaders. He aims to offer assistance as they seek to pull the country out of its long-running economic crisis.