Lebanon Officially Replies to French Paper

Lebanon has delivered its official response to the paper that has been recently submitted by France as part of its efforts to pacify the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border, al-Jadeed TV reported on Friday.

The response “has been delivered by the Foreign Ministry and included a general vision in which Lebanon expressed its readiness for an instant implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701 on the condition that Israel abide by implementing its stipulations,” the TV network said.

Lebanon also expressed its “readiness for the resumption of tripartite meetings in Naqoura” between representatives of UNIFIL and the Lebanese and Israeli armies, al-Jadeed added.

France’s proposal would involve Hezbollah withdrawing its forces 10 kilometers from the border with Israel., a Lebanese government official has recently told The Associated Press.