BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday called for the extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) which is expected to end on Aug. 31, according to a statement by Lebanon’s Presidency.
Aoun noted that Lebanon aims to extend the UNIFIL’s mandate without any modification to its mission and the number of peacekeepers.
“The UNIFIL has played an important role, in cooperation with the Lebanese army, in preserving peace and stability in southern Lebanon since 2006,” he said.
The president’s remarks came during his meeting with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka.
Aoun hoped to see an immediate resumption of indirect talks for the demarcation of maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel which would fall in the interest of the concerned parties.
Wronecka said the UN Security Council will convene on July 22 to discuss the political, social and economic developments in Lebanon.
