Newly appointed UNIFIL Force Commander Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col paid a courtesy call to President Michel Aoun Thursday, saying he looked forward to maintaining the force’s role in ending near-daily Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.
During the meeting at Baabda Palace, Aoun told Del Col about the importance of extending UNIFIL’s mandate during a U.N. Security Council session in New York later this month, and reiterated that the mandate and scope of the force’s operations should not be modified, a statement form Aoun’s office reported.
