The French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, meets the French contingent of UNIFIL during a visit to southern Lebanon on Jan. 1, 2025. (Credit: Louis Roquebert/MEAE)
France played a key role in brokering the cease-fire agreement that ended two months of war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Indeed, its military is now part of a committee alongside forces from the United States, Lebanon, Israel and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), tasked with overseeing the implementation of the agreement.Against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli violations and the shifting landscape in the region following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot is currently on a tour that has taken him to both Beirut and Damascus. In an exclusive interview with L'Orient Le-Jour, he answered some of our pressing questions.The cease-fire in Lebanon has been significantly undermined by Israeli attacks. Is France mobilized to prevent...
France played a key role in brokering the cease-fire agreement that ended two months of war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Indeed, its military is now part of a committee alongside forces from the United States, Lebanon, Israel and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), tasked with overseeing the implementation of the agreement.Against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli violations and the shifting landscape in the region following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot is currently on a tour that has taken him to both Beirut and Damascus. In an exclusive interview with L'Orient Le-Jour, he answered some of our pressing questions.The cease-fire in Lebanon has been significantly undermined by Israeli attacks. Is France mobilized to...