Report: UNIFIL mandate may be renewed for one last time
The Foreign Ministry has sent to the U.N. Security Council a letter demanding the renewal of the mandate of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres receiving the letter that is based on the previous request without any adjustments, Al-Jadeed TV reported.
Ministerial sources meanwhile told the TV network that “Lebanon has sensed from the U.S. administration that it is not interested in renewal for the UNIFIL forces, in light of the new U.S. vision for U.N. organizations … and the continued burden of financing them.”
“The solution might be through extending the mandate for one last time, by one or a maximum of two years, during which the countries contributing troops to UNIFIL can vacate their positions and gradually return them to their countries,” the sources added.
“The Lebanese government is counting on the French stance in seeking support for the renewal request,” the sources said.
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