Lebanese–French talks to avoid a southern vacuum after UNIFIL

Lebanon's prime minister's office said Nawaf Salam discussed with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot in Beirut the international arrangements for after the departure of the UN force, UNIFIL. Salam said any vacuum in the south must be avoided and an international presence kept under a UN Security Council resolution. Speaker Nabih Berri said Lebanon insists UNIFIL must stay.

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