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Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

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The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching European shores.

President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Monday, alongside his country's interior and foreign ministers and army chief, came after he urged the EU last week to intercede with Lebanese authorities to help stop boatloads of island nation.

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