UN Deputy Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who is in charge of peacekeeping affairs, urged on the 14th to begin discussions as soon as possible on the future arrangements for the peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Lacroix said that UN Secretary General Guterres proposed the continuation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plan earlier this year, and the relevant proposals have been submitted to the UN Security Council. Negotiations “will commence substantially soon, and it would be better to make a decision as soon as possible.”

UN Deputy Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who is in charge of peacekeeping affairs, urged on the 14th to begin discussions as soon as possible on the future arrangements for the peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Lacroix said that UN Secretary General Guterres proposed the continuation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plan earlier this year, and the relevant proposals have been submitted to the UN Security Council. Negotiations “will commence substantially soon, and it would be better to make a decision as soon as possible.”