Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam will meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace late on Tuesday. The president is expected to reaffirm his support for the ten-day ceasefire agreed between the Government of Lebanon and the Administration of Benjamin Netanyahu, after more than a month of attacks between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah. The meeting in Paris takes place three days after the death of a French blue helmet in southern Lebanon.
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The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, receives the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Nawaf Salam, at the Elysee Palace this Tuesday, April 21.
The French leader thus reaffirms his support for the provisional cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah after the Lebanese Government and the Administration of Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a ten-day provisional truce that came into force last week. However, the two parties have accused each other of violations of the pact.
The ceasefire between remains fragile and its extension is not guaranteed. The two governments are scheduled to hold a second round of talks at the ambassadorial level next Thursday, April 23.
The 15 members of the UN Security Council condemned Saturday's attack that killed a French peacekeeper in Lebanon, demanding that those responsible be "brought to justice without delay."
Macron and the UN accused the pro-Iran militant group Hezbollah of being behind the attack.
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In his meeting with Nawaf this Tuesday, Macron intends to "reaffirm his commitment to strict respect for the ceasefire, France's support for the territorial integrity of Lebanon and the measures adopted by the Lebanese State to fully guarantee its sovereignty and monopoly on the use of force," according to a statement from the Elysée.
The meeting between Macron and Nawaf is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. local time and will be followed by a press conference. More direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel are expected to take place in Washington on Thursday.
At least 2,387 people have been killed in Lebanon in the last six weeks of attacks between Hezbollah and Israel, according to the latest official death toll from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
This article was adapted from its original English version
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