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** 810. Lebanon - Hezbollah (Q&A - Excerpt from the daily press briefing - 23.05.13) **
by  Nicolas Ballot
- 23 mai 2013

France is attached to Lebanon’s stability and its relations with all Lebanese communities. We urge all Lebanese parties to uphold the commitments made in the Baabda Declaration of June 15, 2012, aimed at disassociating Lebanon from the war in Syria. By intervening on a massive scale in Syria, Hezbollah departs from this consensus. Syria’s war is not Lebanon’s war. Importing it to Lebanon jeopardizes its stability, as shown by the increased tensions in the country.

-> http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/lebanon-294/incidents/article/lebanon-hezbollah-q-a-excerpt-from


** Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People (22.05.13) **
by  Nicolas Ballot
- 23 mai 2013

The aim of this meeting was to prepare for the next conference in Geneva which should bring together the Syrian opposition and representatives of the regime

-> http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/syria-295/events-5888/article/conference-of-the-group-of-friends


** 35. Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People (22.05.13) **
by  Nicolas Ballot
- 23 mai 2013

Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated yesterday in the meeting of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People in Amman. The aim of this meeting was to prepare for the next conference in Geneva which should bring together the Syrian opposition and representatives of the regime in order to form by mutual consent a transitional government with full executive powers.

-> http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/syria-295/events-5888/article/conference-of-the-group-of-friends


** 345. Iran – Nuclear issue (23.05.13) **
by  Nicolas Ballot
- 23 mai 2013

The IAEA Director General’s most recent report shows that Iran is continuing to give priority to the path of defiance and denial over that of dialogue. Once again, this is a choice that we deplore.

-> http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/iran-301/the-iranian-nuclear-issue/article/iran-nuclear-issue-23-05-13


** 880. Niger – Terrorist attacks (23.05.13) **
by  Nicolas Ballot
- 23 mai 2013

France utterly condemns this morning’s attacks which targeted the Nigerien army in Agadez and a mining site operated by Areva in Arlit. It’s still too early to know the final toll from these attacks. Our thoughts go out to the victims. France extends its condolences to the families of those who died.

-> http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/niger-228/france-and-niger/political-relations-7096/article/niger-terrorist-attacks-23-05-13