Baku:Prime Minister Nawaf Salam received United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix at the Grand Serail. The meeting was also attended by UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara and UN Deputy Special Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza.

According to National news agency - Lebanon, the discussions focused on the situation in southern Lebanon and the future of the international presence there following the conclusion of UNIFIL's current mandate.

Premier Salam emphasized his rejection of any operational vacuum after the end of UNIFIL's mission in its present form. He stressed the necessity for an international force tasked with monitoring, reporting, and liaison duties in Lebanon.

Salam further expressed Lebanon's willingness to consider any new international framework for such a force, with the condition that its mandate must be sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council.