The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, He stated this Monday from Beirut that “diplomatic solutions still exist” to stop the violence in Lebanonwhere in just over a week, More than a thousand people have died in Israeli bombings, against different areas of the country.
“There are diplomatic solutions: ceasefire, respect for international and humanitarian law, implementation of resolution 1701”said the diplomat on his X account, after meeting with the main authorities of the Mediterranean country in the Lebanese capital, including the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati.
Barrot also assured the president of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri; to the patriarch of the Lebanese Maronite Christian Church, Cardinal Bechara Rai; and the commander of the Lebanese Army, Joseph Aoun, who “France stands by Lebanon”according to his publication.
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For its part, Mikati’s office indicated that, during the meeting, The Lebanese reiterated that it is essential to stop the “Israeli aggression against Lebanon”where the Jewish State has intensively bombed the south and east of the country in recent days, and this Monday a neighborhood of the capital.
In addition, he asked “to return to the call launched by the United States and France, with the support of the European Union (EU) and Arab and foreign countries.” to agree to a 21-day truce in Lebanon, a proposal that days ago was rejected by the Israeli Government, while it continues its attack against Hezbollah’s strongholds.
The head of French diplomacy landed yesterday in Beirut, where delivered 12 tons of medical material transported by the French Army, and that they will serve to care for about a thousand “seriously injured” people, according to Barrot in X, where he added that his country will always be “at the side of civilians.”
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Until now, all international calls to stop the attacks on Lebanon have been ignored by Israel, whose massive bombing campaign, which began just a week ago, has forced around a million people to flee their homes.
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