Jean-Noël Barrot, at the Quai d'Orsay, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: Laurent Selinder/L'Orient-Le Jour)
On the eve of a regional tour including Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, L'Orient-Le Jour spoke with the French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot.Disarming Hezbollah, a support conference for the army, fighting jihadism, Syria, Iran, humanitarian aid to Gaza... He answers questions from L'Orient-le Jour and Nahar during a joint interview at the Quai d'Orsay.L'Orient-le Jour: The Lebanese government announced it has completed the first phase of disarmament south of the Litani. Israel, for its part, claims that Hezbollah still possesses weapons there. What is your assessment?Jean-Noel Barrot: I welcome the results achieved. The courage of the Lebanese government and the work of the Lebanese armed forces have allowed this first phase to be completed. Alongside the United States, we have set up a mechanism to...
On the eve of a regional tour including Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, L'Orient-Le Jour spoke with the French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot.Disarming Hezbollah, a support conference for the army, fighting jihadism, Syria, Iran, humanitarian aid to Gaza... He answers questions from L'Orient-le Jour and Nahar during a joint interview at the Quai d'Orsay.L'Orient-le Jour: The Lebanese government announced it has completed the first phase of disarmament south of the Litani. Israel, for its part, claims that Hezbollah still possesses weapons there. What is your assessment?Jean-Noel Barrot: I welcome the results achieved. The courage of the Lebanese government and the work of the Lebanese armed forces have allowed this first phase to be completed. Alongside the United States, we have set up a mechanism...
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