LebanonFrench FM, defense minister visit Lebanon after Israel-Hezbollah truce took effect

French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot met with Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun the day before they visit French soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon at the Deir Kifa camp in southern Lebanon.

A Lebanese army statement on social media says that Aoun and the visiting ministers discussed ways to strengthen cooperation relations between the armies of the two countries and to continue support for the army in light of current circumstances.

Aoun has been tasked with deploying troops in the south of the country since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came into effect on November 27.

Lecornu says that he is also due to meet with a French general representing Paris, “within the ceasefire monitoring mechanism.”