Germany Extends its UNIFIL Contingent Mandate for a Year
The German parliament has overwhelmingly extended for another year the mandate of its peacekeeping force operating as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
The German embassy said in a statement on Friday that the parliament decided to keep the number of its troops at the current level of 300.
The decision came out of the German government’s keenness “to support the sovereignty of Lebanon and the entire region’s stability,” the statement said.
The European country believes that its participation in UNIFIL “is still necessary,” it said.
Since last year, the German contingent is working on developing the capabilities of the Lebanese navy to take a step-by-step responsibility to protect the Lebanese coast.
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