Lebanese foreign minister quits over lack of will to reform

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, speaks during a news conference with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, following their meeting at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon. Hitti resigned on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, becoming the first Cabinet minister to defect from his post amid the severe economic and financial crisis striking the country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, gestures as he prepares to leave his office after he announced his resignation at the foreign ministry, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Hitti resigned on Monday amid the severe economic crisis gripping the crisis-wracked Arab country, warning a lack of vision and a will to make changes risked turning the country into a "failed state." (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, prepares to leave his office after he announced his resignation at the foreign ministry, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Hitti resigned on Monday amid the severe economic crisis gripping the crisis-wracked Arab country, warning a lack of vision and a will to make changes risked turning the country into a "failed state." (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

In this photo released by Lebanon's government, Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, holds a news conference following the meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the Lebanese foreign ministry, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday July 23, 2020. Hitti resigned on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, becoming the first Cabinet minister to defect from his post amid the severe economic and financial crisis striking the country. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

A man walks near a cordoned off area which is almost empty of residents and tourists, officially closed following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A man jogs near a cordoned off area which is almost empty of residents and tourists, officially closed following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, right, and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian hold a news conference following their meeting at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's foreign minister has resigned, becoming the first cabinet minister to step down from his post amid a severe economic and financial crisis in the country. Minister Nassif Hitti's submitted resignation to the prime minister Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 and left the government house without making any comments. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

A caution tape cordons off the Mediterranean Sea off the corniche which is almost empty of residents and tourists, officially closed following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)