French Defense Minister Celebrates New Year with French Troops in Lebanon

Arab World

January 1st, 7:51am

Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat

The French minister listens to an officer in the French troops during his visit on Saturday (AFP)

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Saturday checked on the UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers in southern Lebanon upon his arrival in Beirut. The minister, on a several-day official visit to Lebanon, spent New Year’s Eve with the French troops and will inspect the Beirut Port explosion site. He is also scheduled to meet with Lebanese officials including the defense minister, the speaker, and the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to the French Embassy in Beirut.

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