NNA – Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Friday met at the Grand Serail with Minister of the French Armed Forces, Seacute;bastien Lecornu, who visited him in the company of French Ambassador to Lebanon, Herveacute; Magro.nbsp;
The meeting reportedly emphasized the need to maintain ldquo;close cooperation and coordination between the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL, the activation of UNIFILrsquo;s tasks, and the necessity of establishing calm along along Blue Line.rdquo;nbsp;
For his part, Ministernbsp; Lecornu stressed quot;the importance of having all parties in south act rationally and wisely to avoid pushing matters towards escalation and deterioration.quot;
The French Minister also underlined ldquo;the necessity of finding an urgent solution to the hostage situation in Gaza and to the Palestinian issue.rdquo;nbsp;
Moreover, the French minister informed the government that quot;France has decided to send urgent aid to the Lebanese Army, including medicine and medical equipment.rdquo;nbsp;
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