Aoun Renews Support for French Initiative, Condemns Israeli Violations
President Michel Aoun on Monday reiterated his support for the French initiative that was launched by President Emmanuel Macron in the wake of the catastrophic Beirut port explosion.
“We thank President Macron for the support, especially after the Beirut port blast and the conference that will be held on August 4,” Aoun told a delegation from the French senate.
Separately, Aoun said during a Baabda meeting with U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix that “Lebanon is hoping for the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) without any modification of its size and missions.”
Aoun also lauded the cooperation between the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL and reiterated his condemnation of “the aerial Israeli violations, especially the latest ones that accompanied the raids that the Israeli warplanes carried out against Syrian territory.”
Source: Naharnet
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