BERLIN, 17 July. - (ANA) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul ​has ​proposed replacing ​the expiring UN ⁠peacekeeping mission in Lebanon with ⁠an EU-mandated force ​to prevent a security vacuum, he told the ⁠RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland. 

 

"We should examine in the EU whether we can ensure that no security vacuum ⁠arises with a European mandate ​following ⁠the Unifil mission," ‌Mr Wadephul said in an interview published ​on Friday.  - (ANA) - 

 

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