As-Safir: Sarkozy Asked Israel to Shield UNIFIL's French Contingent

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19/06/2010 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for guarantees that the Zionist entity would not launch war on Lebanon prior to informing Paris.

Lebanese daily As-Safir on Saturday quoted an unidentified source in Paris as saying that Sarkozy also urged Netanyahu to shield UNIFIL's French contingent during a possible aggression and to ensure that it will remain neutral in any aggression, especially if Israel decides to launch an attack in the South. The demand was made during their last meeting in Elysee on May 28.

The Lebanese daily said the French request was a reflection of Sarkozy's declining confidence in Netanyahu despite recent assurances that Israel would not attack Lebanon.

Paris believes that the Israeli Prime Minister and his government have already made the decision to launch war but were awaiting the appropriate timing, As-Safir added.

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