French President Emmanuel Macron and his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, in Nicosia on April 24, 2026. (Credit: Photo taken from the presidency's X account)
Paris will host a preparatory meeting on Sept. 17 ahead of a conference in support of the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces (ISF). The conference was originally scheduled for March but was ultimately indefinitely postponed in the wake of the war in the Middle East.The announcement came as the army is expected to play a crucial role by deploying the troops in southern Lebanon and disarming Hezbollah. It is also a way for France to reaffirm its presence in Lebanon at a time when the United States and, above all, Israel seem to be opposed to a French role in resolving the conflict in the South. Some context Macron invites Lebanon to a preparatory meeting for the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army L’Orient-Le Jour learned that France is not the only country involved in the preparations for the meeting, and...
Paris will host a preparatory meeting on Sept. 17 ahead of a conference in support of the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces (ISF). The conference was originally scheduled for March but was ultimately indefinitely postponed in the wake of the war in the Middle East.The announcement came as the army is expected to play a crucial role by deploying the troops in southern Lebanon and disarming Hezbollah. It is also a way for France to reaffirm its presence in Lebanon at a time when the United States and, above all, Israel seem to be opposed to a French role in resolving the conflict in the South. Some context Macron invites Lebanon to a preparatory meeting for the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army L’Orient-Le Jour learned that France is not the only country involved in the preparations for the meeting,...
