President Joseph Aoun meets with French envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in the presence of the French ambassador, Hervé Magro, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on Dec. 8, 2025. (Photo taken from the presidency’s X account)
France's special envoy to Lebanon and former French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, arrived to Beirut on Monday. His third visit since the government formation in January 2025, he is on much the same mission: to support and encourage Lebanon to move forward on internationally-mandated reforms and on the implementation of Hezbollah's disarmament.Any delay at this level could give Israel grounds to justify another open war with Lebanon. In this context, Drian comes to express France's support for the authorities, who last week appointed former ambassador Simon Karam to lead negotiations with Israel as part of the cease-fire monitoring commission (known as the "mechanism"). At the same time, the French diplomat continues to push for the much-anticipated aid conference for the army. More on this story In...
France's special envoy to Lebanon and former French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, arrived to Beirut on Monday. His third visit since the government formation in January 2025, he is on much the same mission: to support and encourage Lebanon to move forward on internationally-mandated reforms and on the implementation of Hezbollah's disarmament.Any delay at this level could give Israel grounds to justify another open war with Lebanon. In this context, Drian comes to express France's support for the authorities, who last week appointed former ambassador Simon Karam to lead negotiations with Israel as part of the cease-fire monitoring commission (known as the "mechanism"). At the same time, the French diplomat continues to push for the much-anticipated aid conference for the army. More on this story In...
