Lebanon President Reviews French Plan to Demarcate Syria Border

(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Vincent Giroud, Chief of Staff of the French Presidency, to discuss a French initiative aimed at defining the land border between Lebanon and Syria.

An official statement said Tuesday’s meeting in Beirut focused on Lebanese-Syrian relations and France’s plan to support border delineation using historical maps and documents dating back to the mandate period.

At that time, France drew boundaries between the two territories under its colonial administration, establishing what it called the “State of Greater Lebanon (1920)” alongside Syria. This process created overlapping borders and ongoing disputes that joint committees from both countries have been unable to resolve.

In mid-2025, Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry announced that it had received copies of archival maps and documents from France related to the shared border, a step that could help move forward efforts to define the boundary.

In another part of the discussion, the president briefed the French official on what he described as “Israeli hostile practices such as blowing up and bulldozing homes and attacks on civilians,” adding that “the option of negotiations he has adopted aims to end the suffering of residents of the south in particular and the Lebanese in general.”

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