The Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €15 million to the benefit of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
The assistance measure is aimed to strengthen the capacities of the LAF, by enhancing its capacities for the military medical operations, as well as the engineering and the logistics operations.
This decision highlights that the EU-Lebanon partnership remains high on the EU’s agenda, in the highly volatile and unpredictable regional security situation.
In the European Council conclusions adopted on 18 April 2024*, the EU stressed its commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its willingness to support state institutions and the LAF.