The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, voiced her support for UNIFIL in a letter to caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Monday, with the force’s mandate due to come up for renewal later this week.
Mogherini advocated against budget cuts or term amendments to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon and emphasized UNIFIL’s role in maintaining stability in the south, a statement from the Foreign Ministry reported.
