LONDON: The EU supports extending the mandate of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to avoid a security vacuum in the country’s south, Kaja Kallas, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, told AFP on Thursday. The mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, is due to expire on Dec. 31. Kallas, during a Beirut visit, warned against ending the mission before another international force is ready to verify compliance with a US-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel, AFP reported.

Source: Arab News