This week, Special Coordinator of the Secretary for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi, and Defense Minister Michel Menassa to discuss advancing Lebanon’s stability through full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). Marking the country’s 80th Army Day, she commended the Lebanese Armed Forces for extending State authority and urged stronger international and domestic support. In meetings with Mufti of the Republic Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian and Sheikh Aql of Druze community Sami Abil-Mona, she welcomed the role of religious leaders in promoting social cohesion amid regional tensions.
Special Coordinator Hennis-Plasschaert underscores need for social cohesion and army support in Lebanon
- 04 August 2025
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