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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
FM Cohen asks French counterpart to help prevent escalation along Lebanon border
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna meets with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Paris on July 19, 2023. (Alan Azaria/Israeli Embassy in France)
In his meeting with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in Paris, Eli Cohen asks France to help prevent a dangerous escalation on the Lebanon border that could lead to war.
He also asks France — a permanent member of the UN Security Council — to use the September IAEA boards of governor’s meeting to punish Iran for advances in its nuclear program.
“France is a strategic ally for Israel, which can play a central role in expanding the Abraham Accords and bringing new countries in Africa and the Middle East into the circle of peace,” says Cohen in a statement from the Foreign Ministry.
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