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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
French envoy to attend signing of Israel-Lebanon maritime deal
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
French Foreign Trade Minister Franck Riester, right and the French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo, visit Beirut's port, devastated in a massive deadly explosion in August last year, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
France’s envoy to Lebanon, Anne Grillo, will attend Thursday’s signing ceremony for the maritime boundary agreement between Israel and Lebanon, the Quai d’Orsay announces.
Paris, which has significant influence in Lebanon, played an active role in mediation.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid went out of his way to thank France’s President Emmanuel Macron for keeping talks moving when they hit rocky patches.
