Germany repeats call for EU force to replace UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
- Berlin warns against a ‘security vacuum’ in Lebanon’s south once UNIFIL mandate expires at year’s end.
- Germany has repeated calls for the European Union to send a force to Lebanon to replace United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL), which are due to withdraw at the end of the year.
- Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told broadcaster RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland on Friday that Berlin has proposed the mission to prevent the development of a “security vacuum” in Lebanon’s south.
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- Berlin warns against a ‘security vacuum’ in Lebanon’s south once UNIFIL mandate expires at year’s end.
- Germany has repeated calls for the European Union to send a force to Lebanon to replace United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL), which are due to withdraw at the end of the year.
- Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told broadcaster RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland on Friday that Berlin has proposed the mission to prevent the development of a “security vacuum” in Lebanon’s south.
Sources: Al Jazeera