Rotation of Irish peacekeepers 'will be done safely' Lebanon leader tells Taoiseach at meeting in Dublin

"I did raise with the prime minister of Lebanon the importance, when those rotations take place, of there being absolutely no delays in relation to diplomatic clearance or planes or anything else that is required to safely rotate troops."

"What I would say more broadly is this, I mean, peacekeeping, and peacekeepers, are protected by international law. They're protected very clearly and distinctly in relation to that and Israel needs to respect that."

"It is an absolute cornerstone of the United Nations, this purpose of peacekeeping, and Ireland has played such a major role for such a long period of time in relation to peacekeeping and in any conflict."

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