Paris meeting seeks UNIFIL successor
Military leaders, European officials, and Arab officials are meeting in Paris today, Thursday, to discuss the Lebanese army's needs and the future of the international presence in southern Lebanon, as the UNIFIL mission approaches its end in 2026. The discussions include supporting the Lebanese army through the establishment of a new international mission led outside the framework of the United Nations or forming a mission led by the European Union focused on training, equipment, and information exchange, with the aim of avoiding a potential security vacuum after UNIFIL's planned withdrawal in early 2024. The meetings emphasize the need to determine the military and financial needs of the Lebanese army in preparation for a donor conference likely to be held in late 2026 or early 2027, amid ongoing tensions with Israel and stalled Israeli efforts to withdraw from southern Lebanon.
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