Report: France for sending anti-tank missiles Lebanon 100 (Haaretz)

Lebanon will receive 100 anti-tank missiles France, news agency AFP reported Friday, citing a French civil servant.

First French François Fillon, right, welcomes Lebanese counterpart, Saad Hariri, prior to their meeting at the hôtel de Matignon in Paris, Thursday 2 December 2010.

The French official told the Prime Minister Saad Hariri was informed in a letter from the premier French François Fillon on the decision to supply army Lebanon with 100, anti-tank missiles to be used by Lebanon Gazelle helicopters news agency.

According to the official missiles must be delivered to the Lebanon at the end of February and France provide missiles Lebanon without any preconditions.

The House of representatives of United States expressed in August its disapproval of the agreement, stating that missiles could be used against Israel, due to the increasing influence of Hezbollah Shia militant group the Lebanon.

In the month of August, an IDF reserve battalion commander was killed in fatal clashes between Israel and Lebanese Army along the border. Following the incident, Israel, launched a diplomatic campaign calling on the United States and the France to stop their military assistance to the Lebanon. The United States responded by withholding Lebanon 100 millions of dollars in military aid.

However, last month renewed United States Lebanon after the Lebanese Army military assistance is committed to keep track of developments at the border and prevent funds reach Hezbollah.

The United States gave to the Lebanon approximately $ 400 million year to buy weapons, despite the objections of Israel last. France also sent many advanced Lebanon including anti-tank missile weapons.

France to provide Lebanon with 100 anti-tank missiles (Jerusalem Post)

  
Photo by: AP by the staff of the JPOST.COM
12/17/2010 19: 42 France provide 100 anti-tank missiles to the Lebanon, a government official said Friday, confirming a part which has raised concerns earlier this year, AFP reported.

"Prime Minister [Lebanese] Saad Hariri was informed on Wednesday the French decision to provide the army with 100..." HOT missiles that will be used by the army, "the official told AFP." Gazelle helicopters

SEE ALSO:
"France sell HOT missiles to FAA.
Washington Watch: Lebanon, friend or foe?

The official confirmed that "missiles will be delivered before the end of February and were given unconditionally committed".

For this purpose a letter was sent to Hariri, confirmed the Office of the French Prime Minister François Fillon.

Israel and the United States attempted to prevent the arm agreement saying that it could lead to Israeli victims in any future confrontation.

The u.s. Department of State has worked since early August to allay the concerns of the members of Congress who have developed a grip on the financing of the Lebanese army in deadly border incident that IDF Colonel (res). Dov Harari dead.

Spokesman for the Department of State P.J. Crowley defended U.S. military assistance from the Lebanese army as something that is "in [the United States of]" the national interest and contributes to stability in the region. ""

function initServerVars() {_headup.clientHost = 'http://newstopics.jpost.com';_headup.termsFromServer =' Saad Hariri$ $Lebanon$ $France$ $AFP'; _headup.annotatedTerms = ['dbpedia: Lebanon $1', 'dbpedia: France$ 1', 'dbpedia: Saad_Hariri$ $1'] _headup.widgetMode = 'snippet'; _headup.snippetButtonStyle = 'banner'; _headup.blackListedUrl = false;}  Subscribe to our newsletter to receive new updates directly to your E-mail address