France to host international conference on Lebanon later this month

By Lazar Berman

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9 October 2024, 6:22 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot in Beirut on September 30, 2024. (Anwar Amro / AFP)

France’s international conference in support of Lebanon will take place in Paris on October 24, France’s foreign ministry announces.

The conference is an initiative of President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who was in Israel this week.

“France will recall through this conference the urgency of a cessation of hostilities and a diplomatic solution based on Security Council Resolution 1701 and allowing the safe return of displaced persons in Israel and Lebanon to their homes,” says the Quai d’Orsay.

“The election of a president in Lebanon is the first step in restoring political institutions, and we support efforts in this direction.”