Ghosn Says Relations between Army, UNIFIL Will Not be Shaken

Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn stressed on Thursday that the relations between the army and the UNIFIL are strong, the National News Agency reported.

Ghosn discussed with French Ambassador Denis Pietton the latest developments and bilateral relations.

The Defense Minister condemned the “brutal” attack on the French peacekeepers in a roadside bombing in the southern city of Sidon on Tuesday.

“The investigations are ongoing to identify the assailants and arrest them,” Ghosn said.

He noted “Lebanon that pledged to protect the UNIFIL will not allow infiltrators who want to endanger the south and shake the civil peace to destabilize its friends’ trust in it.”

Ghosn praised the existing collaboration between Lebanon and France, stressing “the importance of strengthening and developing it.”

The French ambassador also stressed on the bilateral relations between the two countries, reiterating France’s support to “Lebanon’s stability and security.”