Diplomatic sources: Raji and Arefa hindered UNIFIL efforts

Diplomatic sources at the United Nations revealed that Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji and Lebanon’s envoy to the Security Council, Ahmed Arafa, thwarted efforts by China and the European Union to block the American draft resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for the final time until December 31, 2026. The Chinese delegate had proposed to Lebanon that it submit a request to reject the American resolution and exercise its veto rights, but Lebanon refused based on American instructions, resulting in the resolution passing without objection.

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