Ambassador Paoli says briefed Bassil on progress of French weapons delivery to LAF

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Ambassador Paoli says briefed Bassil on progress of French weapons delivery to LAF
French Ambassador to Lebanon Patrice Paoli briefed Monday Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil on the progress of delivery of French weapons to the Lebanese Armed Forces, stressing that the Saudi-funded $3 billion deal is proceeding smoothly.   

“Things are moving forward with regards to the Saudi grant for [purchasing] French arms,” Paoli said following a meeting with FM Bassil.     

“We tackled ways of extending France’s greatest support to Lebanon in light of the current situation,” the ambassador said, voicing his country’s commitment to assist Lebanon in international platforms, including the European Union and the United Nations Security Council.       

On November 4, France and Lebanon signed a Saudi-funded deal worth $3 billion to provide French weapons and military equipment to the Lebanese army to help it fight jihadis encroaching from neighboring Syria.         

The Lebanese army, one of the few institutions not overtaken by the sectarian divisions that plague the tiny country, has few resources to deal with the instability on its border and has been seeking to modernize its military hardware.       

Saudi Arabia sees itself as the defender of Sunni Islam in the region and wants to help beef up Lebanese security forces in the face of threats from both the jihadis and Lebanon's powerful Shi'ite movement Hezbollah.       

French, Lebanese and Saudi officials attended Tuesday's signing ceremony in the Saudi capital Riyadh. "I welcome the signature of the contract to help the Lebanese army," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a statement.      

"This agreement, financed by a Saudi grant, will contribute to strengthen the Lebanese army, which guarantees the unity and stability of Lebanon."        


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