The EU’s diplomatic service has drafted plans for a three-year military and civilian mission to advise and train Lebanese forces, reports the Reuters news agency.
– The mission would “support the Lebanese authorities in reinforcing territorial control and border security” by bolstering Lebanon’s armed forces and police, according to a document from the European External Action Service circulated to EU members and seen by the news agency.
– “To this end, the Mission would focus on strengthening land border regiments; Mobile Force and Regional Gendarmerie Units; enhancing Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities; and reinforcing maritime security capacities, including border and port security governance,” said the document.
– For any such mission to go ahead, all 27 EU countries would have to approve it.
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