France’s Foreign Ministry said there was “no French plan” to stop the fighting in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
“France has supported the Lebanese authorities’ openness to direct talks with Israel and has offered to facilitate them,” said a ministry statement. “But it is for the parties, and only the parties, to set the agenda for these talks,” it added.
A Lebanese official said that it was preparing to form a delegation to negotiate with Israel in a bid to stop the war with Hezbollah.
Earlier, US news site Axios cited three sources in a report saying that France had drawn up a proposal to end the war, one that involved Lebanon recognizing the state of Israel. (AFP)
