MIDDLE EAST Jacques Chirac, the French president, on Wednesday raised the prospect of a renewed diplomatic confrontation with the US over Lebanon, saying Paris was prepared to introduce its own ceasefire plan to the United Nations Security Council if efforts to forge agreement with Washington failed.
“If we don’t manage it, there will obviously be a debate in the Security Council and everyone will present their position clearly, including, of course, France with its own resolution,” he said.
