French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian calls together the International Support Group for Lebanon for a work meeting, co-chaired by the UN and France to come up with a plan to press the formation of an “effective and credible government that will take the decisions needed to ensure economic recovery and response to the aspirations expressed by the Lebanese people.” In Beirut, a group of protesters gathers in front of the French Embassy strongly rejecting foreign aid or assistance in the government-forming process.