UN Peacekeeping Chief Urges Lebanon Mission Talks Amid Mandate Expiry

• UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix urges UN Security Council to begin talks on Lebanon mission.
• Lebanon is campaigning for an extension of the mandate set to expire at the end of the year.
• Jean-Pierre Lacroix met with officials and representatives of countries contributing to UNIFIL.
• The UN aims for stability in Lebanon as the peacekeepers' mandate nears its end.
• The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is currently deployed in the region.