Bush hopes for more French troops for Lebanon force
Posted on: Friday, 18 August 2006, 11:10 CDT
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Friday he hopes France will send more troops to a U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon after it said it would deploy only 200 soldiers.
"France has said they'd send some troops. We hope they send more. There's been different signals coming out of France. Yesterday they had a statement, today they had a statement," Bush told reporters at the presidential retreat of Camp David.
France already has some 200 troops attached to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon and the new detachment will come from an engineering regiment that will focus on transport and building projects.
Bush has said the United States will help the force with logistical support but not troops because they could become a lightning rod.
In his remarks to reporters on Friday, he noted that the United States has worked closely with France in the United Nations on bringing about a cease-fire in Lebanon.
"We're working with France, France is a friend, France is an ally, France has got a great stake in the future of Lebanon. President Chirac has made it very clear that he believes that democracy in Lebanon is very important," Bush said.
Source: REUTERS
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