Miqati Arrives in France with Answers about Syria Refugees, FSA Members
Prime Minister Najib Miqati arrived to France on Thursday on a three-day visit to meet with senior officials amid a cabinet crisis locally.
Miqati prepared answers to specific French questions concerning protecting the refugees and the free Syrian Army, LBC reported.
"Lebanon is obligated to help the displaced Syrians and 3 billion Lebanese pounds were asked to be given from the High Relief Commission to the Ministry of Social affairs to help them," he said.
The premier will discuss with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, PM Francois Fillon, and Foreign Minister Alain Juppe the developments in the region and Lebanon, the future of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and bilateral relations, sources told al-Liwaa newspaper.
They noted that Miqati will tackle in Paris military aid to the army.
According to the sources, the French officials will confirm their commitment to the UNIFIL.
Discussions will also tackle the investigations on the attacks on a number of French soldiers in 2011.
10 French UNIFIL troops were injured in two separate roadside bomb attacks in 2011, one near Sidon in July, and one near Tyre in December.
Concerning the developments in Syria, French officials are expected to call on Central Bank governor Riyad Salameh, who is currently in Paris and expected to join Miqati, to urge Lebanese banks to abide by the European Union sanctions on Syria.
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