BEIRUT: The International Support Group for Lebanon expressed Tuesday their commitment to the stability of Lebanon in the face of the ongoing crisis in Syria, reiterating the need for the country to elect a president. “The Group expressed concern over the vacuum in the presidency of the Republic as it continues to seriously undermine Lebanon’s ability to address the security, economic and social challenges facing the country,” read a statement issued by the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag on behalf of the group.

The statement came after members of the ISGL – a group formed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and then-President Michel Sleiman in 2013 to help Lebanon cope with the Syrian crisis – met with Prime-Minister Tammam Salam.

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